Sinanju Chongnyon station
railway station in Anju, North Korea
Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a satellite railway station in Sinanju, a town in Yŏkchŏn-dong, Anju-si, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of the P'yŏngŭi and Kaech'ŏn lines of the Korean State Railway. It is located near the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River, which forms the boundary between South P'yŏngan and North P'yŏngan provinces.
History
The station was opened, along with the rest of this section of the Kyŏngŭi Line, on 5 November 1905, as Sinanju station. As the station was built to the west of the town of Anju, a new village was soon built up around the station.
After the bridge across the Yalu River was opened on 1 November 1911, connecting Sinŭiju to Dandong, China, Sinanju station became a stop for international trains to and from Manchuria. It is still a stopping point for international trains between P'yŏngyang and Beijing.
After the Second World War, Sinanju station came under the administration of North Korea. During the Korean War, the station and the surrounding area – an important hub for land transport in the north – was bombed heavily. In December 1952, the administrative districts of North Korea were reorganised, and Sinanju was incorporated into the city of Anju.
“Sinanju Chongnyon station” enters the record as railway station in Anju, North Korea. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sinanju, Chongnyon and station can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5367865. Authority coordinates are 39.601, 125.603. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1905, 1911 and 1952.
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