Hongà Âi station is a railway station in Hongà Âi-ri, Sà Ânbong, Rasà Ân Special City, North Korea; it is the junction point of the Hongà Âi and Hambuk lines of the Korean State Railway.
The Chosen Government Railway opened the station on 16 November 1929, along with the rest of the UnggiâÂÂSinasan section of the East Tomun Line â 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.
Tumangang station is the primary transit point for trade with Russia; all this traffic passes through Hongà Âi 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. However, since the collapse of the Soviet Union freight traffic has dropped significantly.
The international express train 7/8 between P'yà Ângyang and Moscow runs on this line between Hongà Âi and Tumangang before crossing the border into Russia. There is also a long-distance service between Tumangang and Tanch'à Ân Ch'à Ângnyà Ân station on the P'yà Ângra Line.