Kilju Chongnyon station

Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn

길주청년
Kilju Chongnyon station
Korean name
Hangul
길주청년역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGiljucheongnyeon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKiljuch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationKilju-ŭp,
Kilju,
North Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates40°57′39″N 129°19′24″E / 40.9609°N 129.3233°E / 40.9609; 129.3233
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1 November 1933 (1933-11-01)
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Rodong
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngra Line Kŭmsong
towards Rajin
Namsŏk Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Terminus
Location

Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Kilju-ŭp, Kilju county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is the junction point of the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn and P'yŏngra lines of the Korean State Railway.

Originally called Kilju station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 길주역; Hanja: 吉州駅), the station, along with the rest of the Kilju–Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen (朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.

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.

There is a pulp mill and a plywood factory in Kilju that receive raw logs via trains from the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn line.