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Nampo station (Pyongnam Line)

Coordinates: 38°44′02″N 125°24′44″E / 38.7338°N 125.4123°E / 38.7338; 125.4123
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Namp'o

남포
Korean name
Hangul
남포역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNampo-yeok
McCune–ReischauerNamp'o-yŏk
General information
LocationHanggu-guyŏk,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
North Korea
Coordinates38°44′02″N 125°24′44″E / 38.7338°N 125.4123°E / 38.7338; 125.4123
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms3 (1 island)
Tracks9
History
Opened16 October 1910
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesChinnamp'o station
Chosŏn'gŭl: 진남포역
Hanja: 鎮南浦駅
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Sinnamp'o
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngnam Line Terminus
Sinnamp'o
Terminus Tojiri Line Tojiri
Terminus

Namp'o station is a railway station in Hanggu-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway, as well as the starting point of the Tojiri Line.[1] There is an engine house northwest of the station in Munhwa-dong, Hanggu-guyŏk.

History

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Originally called Chinnamp'o station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the mainline of the P'yŏngnam Line, on 16 October 1910.[2]

In July 1938, the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway (Japanese: 朝鮮平安鉄道, Chōsen Heian Tetsudō; Korean: 조선평안철도, Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo) opened a 34.7 km (21.6 mi)-long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn to serve the hot springs there.[3]

In December 2022, a new station building was completed.[4]

Services

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This is a very busy station, serving North Korea's busiest port in terms of international import-export shipping,[5] as well as the Namp'o base of the Korean People's Navy and a coal loading dock.[citation needed]

A number of passenger trains also serve the station. These are:

Due to the poor state of the tracks, at present the travel time for trains between P'yŏngyang and Namp'o is around three hours.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ "朝鮮總督府官報". The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea (Meiji No. 32). 5 October 1910.
  3. ^ "朝鮮總督府官報". The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea (Showa No. 3447). 14 July 1938.
  4. ^ "신남포역사 준공". Korean Central News Agency. 2022-12-11.
  5. ^ "P'yŏngnam Line". The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).