It is the junction point of the P'yŏngŭi and Paengma lines of the Korean State Railway.

[1] The station was opened, along with the rest of this section of the Kyŏngŭi Line, on 5 November 1905.

After the bridge across the Yalu River was opened on 1 November 1911, connecting Sinŭiju to Dandong, China, Yŏmju 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.

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