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Railway station in North Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Namgye station is a railway station in Paegam county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]
Namgye 남계 | |||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 남계역 | ||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Namgye-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Namgye-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Paegam, Ryanggang North Korea | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.2200°N 128.8369°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 August 1934 | ||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The station, along with the rest of the Hapsu-Paegam section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen(朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 August 1934.[2]
On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3-4 months.[3]
Ore is the primary commodity shipped from this station.[4]
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