Namgye station explained

Namgye
Native Name:남계
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:남계역
Mr:Namgye-yŏk
Rr:Namgye-yeok
Borough:Paegam,
Ryanggang
Country:North Korea
Opened:1 August 1934
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:41.22°N 128.8369°W

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. [Japanese Government Railways]
  3. http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=&nNewsNumb=200704100037 核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄
  4. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line (in Korean)