Originally called P'yŏngnam Sindŏk Station and later renamed Sillyŏngri Station, it was opened by the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway ( , Chōsen Heian Tetsudō; , Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo) in July 1938 as part of a 34 kilometers -long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn.