Namyang station

Namyang

남양
Namyang; 남양
	Namyang station
Korean name
Hangul	남양역
Hanja	南陽驛
Revised Romanization	Namyang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Namyang-yŏk
General information
Location	Namyang-rodongjagu,; Onsŏng, North Hamgyŏng; North Korea
Coordinates	42°57′11″N 129°51′28″E / 42.9530°N 129.8577°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 December 1932
Electrified	yes
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services

Namyang station is a railway station in Namyang-rodongjagu, Onsŏng county, North Hamgyŏng, North Korea, on the Hambuk Line of the Korean State Railway, and there is a bridge across the Tumen River, giving a connection to the Chinese railway network at Tumen, China via the Namyang Border Line.^[1]

It provides servicing facilities for freight cars.^[2]

History

It was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 December 1932, together with the rest of the Namyang-P'ungri section of the former East Tomun Line (Tonggwanjin–Unggi).^[3]

Services

Freight

Some cross-border freight traffic between the DPRK and China is handled at Namyang station; the primary exports shipped through Namyang to China are magnetite, talc and steel, and the main import is coke.^[2]

Passenger

A number of passenger trains serve Namyang station, including the semi-express trains 113/114, operating between West P'yŏngyang and Unsŏng via Ch'ŏngjin and Hoeryŏng.^[4] There are also long-distance trains Kalma-Ch'ŏngjin-Hoeryŏng-Rajin; Ch'ŏngjin-Hoeryŏng-Rajin; Haeju-Ch'ŏngjin-Hoeryŏng-Unsŏng; and Tanch'ŏn-Ch'ŏngjin-Hoeryŏng-Tumangang. There is also a commuter service operated between Namyang and Hunyung.^[2]

References

^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 93. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hambuk Line". The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).
^ Japanese Government Railways (1937). "鉄道停車場一覧昭和12年10月1日現在" [The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. pp. 498–501, 504–505. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 124. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.

[Hayato-1] Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 93. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.

[HambukLine-2] "Hambuk Line". The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).

[Stations-3] Japanese Government Railways (1937). "鉄道停車場一覧昭和12年10月1日現在" [The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. pp. 498–501, 504–505. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

[Hayato2-4] Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 124. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.

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