Namyang station
Railway station in Namyang-rodongjagu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Namyang station is a railway station in Namyang-rodongjagu, Onsŏng county, North Hamgyŏng, North Korea, on the Hambuk Line of the Korean State Railway, and there is a bridge across the Tumen River, giving a connection to the Chinese railway network at Tumen, China via the Namyang Border Line.[1]
Namyang 남양 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Namyang station | ||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 남양역 | |||||||||||||||
| Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Namyang-yeok | |||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Namyang-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Namyang-rodongjagu, Onsŏng, North Hamgyŏng North Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.9530°N 129.8577°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1932 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||
| Original company | Chosen Government Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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It provides servicing facilities for freight cars.[2]
History
It was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 December 1932, together with the rest of the Namyang-P'ungri section of the former East Tomun Line (Tonggwanjin–Unggi).[3]
Services
Freight
Some cross-border freight traffic between the DPRK and China is handled at Namyang station; the primary exports shipped through Namyang to China are magnetite, talc and steel, and the main import is coke.[2]
Passenger
A number of passenger trains serve Namyang station, including the semi-express trains 113/114, operating between West P'yŏngyang and Unsŏng via Ch'ŏngjin and Hoeryŏng.[4] There are also long-distance trains Kalma-Ch'ŏngjin-Hoeryŏng-Rajin; Ch'ŏngjin-Hoeryŏng-Rajin; Haeju-Ch'ŏngjin-Hoeryŏng-Unsŏng; and Tanch'ŏn-Ch'ŏngjin-Hoeryŏng-Tumangang. There is also a commuter service operated between Namyang and Hunyung.[2]
References
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