Hongui station

Hongŭi station is a railway station in Hongŭi-ri, Sŏnbong, Rasŏn Special City, North Korea; it is the junction point of the Hongŭi and Hambuk lines of the Korean State Railway.^{[1][page needed]}

Hongŭi 홍의
Korean name
Hangul	홍의역
Hanja	洪儀驛
Revised Romanization	Hongui-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Hongŭi-yŏk
General information
Location	Hongŭi-ri, Sŏnbong, Rasŏn-t'ŭkpyŏlsi North Korea
Coordinates	42.4255°N 130.5366°E / 42.4255; 130.5366
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	16 November 1929
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Tumangang towards Khasan (Russia) Hongŭi Line Terminus Mulgol towards Rajin Hambuk Line Sahoe towards Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn

History

The Chosen Government Railway opened the station on 16 November 1929, along with the rest of the Unggi–Sinasan section of the East Tomun Line – the first section to be laid.

In 2008, construction was started from Khasan, Russia, to Rajin port, including modernisation of communications equipment and the conversion of the standard-gauge track to dual-gauge (standard and Russian gauges), to allow movement of trains from Russia to Rajin without stopping for bogie changes. Construction was completed in October 2012, and an opening ceremony was held on 22 September 2013.^[2]

Services

Freight

Tumangang station is the primary transit point for trade with Russia; all this traffic passes through Hongŭi station. The main imports from Russia are timber and crude oil; the main exports are magnesite, steel, fertiliser, non-ferrous metals and non-ferrous metal concentrates.^[3] However, since the collapse of the Soviet Union freight traffic has dropped significantly.

Passenger

The international express train 7/8 between P'yŏngyang and Moscow runs on this line between Hongŭi and Tumangang before crossing the border into Russia.^[1] There is also a long-distance service between Tumangang and Tanch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn station on the P'yŏngra Line.^[3]