Namhung station

Railway station in North Korea

Namhŭng

Korean name
Hangul|

남흥역

Hanja|

南興驛

Revised Romanization| Namheung-yeok
McCune–Reischauer| Namhŭng-yŏk
General information
Location| Namhŭng,
Pakch'ŏn County,
North P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Owned by| Korean State Railway
Platforms| 3 (1 island)
Tracks| 5
History
Opened| 1976
Electrified| yes
Services
| Preceding station  |  Korean State Railway | Following station

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Songdo

towards Maengjungri

|  | Namhŭng Line |  | Terminus

Namhŭng station is a railway station in Namhŭng, Pakch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Namhŭng Line.[1]

## History

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The station was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1976 to serve the Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex opened that year,[2] located just east of Namhŭng station, which is extensively served by rail.

Between 2006 and 2010, the station's tracks were electrified, and around 2009 a servicing facility for the diesel locomotives used to shunt the yard and move cars between the station and the chemical plant were built here.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. ^ Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. (10 April 2014). "North Korea's Namhung Youth Chemical Complex: Seven Years of Construction Pays Off". US-Korea Institute at SAIS. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
3. ^ The Namhung Industrial Area: Overview

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Namhŭng Line

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* Maengjungri
* Songdo
* Namhŭng

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