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.
Namp'o 남포 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 남포역 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Nampo-yeok | ||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Namp'o-yŏk | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hanggu-guyŏk, Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi North Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°44′02″N 125°24′44″E / 38.7338°N 125.4123°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 October 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Chinnamp'o station Chosŏn'gŭl: 진남포역 Hanja: 鎮南浦駅 | ||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Chosen Government Railway | ||||||||||||||||
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History edit
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 edit
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.[6]
A number of passenger trains also serve the station. These are:
- Semi-express trains 146-147/148-149 between Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn on the P'yŏngŭi Line and Namp'o via P'yŏngyang;[1]
- Regional trains 226-227/228-229 between Tŏkch'ŏn on the P'yŏngdŏk Line and P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn via P'yŏngyang and Namp'o;[1]
- Regional trains 225/230 between Potonggang and P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn via Namp'o;[1]
- Regional trains 240-241/242-243 between Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn on the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line and Namp'o via P'yŏngyang.[1]
- Local trains 361/362, operating between Namp'o and Ch'ŏlgwang, running from Namp'o to Sillyŏngri on the P'yŏngnam Line and continuing to Ch'ŏlgwang via the Sŏhae Kammun Line.[1]
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "朝鮮總督府官報". The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea (Meiji No. 32). 5 October 1910.
- ^ "朝鮮總督府官報". The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea (Showa No. 3447). 14 July 1938.
- ^ "신남포역사 준공". Korean Central News Agency. 2022-12-11.
- ^ "P'yŏngnam Line". The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).
- ^ "북한 군수공장 시리즈 11: 님퍼특별시에 소재한 군수공장 및 시설. North Korean Military Factory Series 11: Military Factories and Facilities in Namp'o Special City (in Korean)". Retrieved 14 December 2016.