Namhung Station

Namhŭng
남흥
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
toward Maengjungri
Namhŭng LineTerminus

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

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

  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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