| Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 위연청년 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||
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| Borough: | Wiyŏn-dong, Hyesan-si, Ryanggang | ||||||||
| Country: | North Korea | ||||||||
| Opened: | 1 November 1937 | ||||||||
| Electrified: | yes | ||||||||
| Owned: | Korean State Railway | ||||||||
| Original: | Chosen Government Railway | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 41.4188°N 128.2116°W | ||||||||
Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Wiyŏn-dong, greater Hyesan city, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Samjiyŏn line.[1]
The station, along with the rest of the Pongdu-ri–Hyesanjin section, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937.[2]
On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3-4 months.[3]
There is a large sawmill here that processes logs shipped by rail from the Paengmu narrow-gauge line via Paegam, and processed lumber is shipped from here to other destinations. Passenger trains run along the Samjiyŏn line to meet with trains running between Hyesan and Kilju.[4]