Namyang
남양 |
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 남양역 | ||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Namyang-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Namyang-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location |
Namyang-rodongjagu, Onsŏng, North Hamgyŏng North Korea |
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Coordinates | 42°57′11″N 129°51′28″E / 42.9530°N 129.8577°ECoordinates: 42°57′11″N 129°51′28″E / 42.9530°N 129.8577°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 December 1932 | ||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
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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.
There are servicing facilities for freight cars located here.
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).
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.
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. 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.