Nampo station (Pyongnam Line)

Namp'o

남포
Namp'o; 남포
Korean name
Hangul	남포역
Hanja	南浦驛
Revised Romanization	Nampo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Namp'o-yŏk
General information
Location	Hanggu-guyŏk,; Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi; North Korea
Coordinates	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
Services

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

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]

Services

This is a very busy station, serving North Korea's busiest port in terms of international import-export shipping,[4] as well as the Namp'o base of the Korean People's Navy and a coal loading dock.[5]

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

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.
"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.

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[Hayato-1] Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.

[Meiji32-2] "朝鮮總督府官報". The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea (Meiji No. 32). 5 October 1910.

[Showa3447-3] "朝鮮總督府官報". The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea (Showa No. 3447). 14 July 1938.

[PyongnamLine-4] "P'yŏngnam Line". The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).

[5] "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.