Hyesan Chongnyon station

Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is the central railway station of Hyesan city, located in the Ch'un-dong neighbourhood of greater Hyesan city, Ryanggang province, North Korea. A large station with seven tracks, it is the junction point of the Korean State Railway's Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Pukbunaeryuk lines.

History

Originally called Hyesan station, the station, along with the rest of the Pongdu-ri-Hyesanjin section of the Kilhye Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937. It received its current name sometime after the 1970s.
In 1997 there was an accident at the station involving the collision of two trains.

Hyesan is a significant point for the movement of freight to and from various points in Ryanggang Province. There is also significant passenger traffic to and from Hyesan; in addition to various local trains on both the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Pukpu lines, there are express trains to P'yŏngyang and to West P'yŏngyang via Kilju, as well as semi-express trains between Hyesan and Kilju and between Hyesan and Haeju via Kilju