Namhung station explained

Namhŭng
Native Name:남흥
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:남흥역
Mr:Namhŭng-yŏk
Rr:Namheung-yeok
Borough:Namhŭng,
Pakch'ŏn County,
North P'yŏngan Province
Country:North Korea
Platform:3 (1 island)
Tracks:5
Opened:1976
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Namhŭng station is a railway station in Namhŭng, Pakch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Namhŭng Line.[1]

History

The station was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1976 to serve the Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex opened that year,[2] located just east of Namhŭng station, which is extensively served by rail.

Between 2006 and 2010, the station's tracks were electrified, and around 2009 a servicing facility for the diesel locomotives used to shunt the yard and move cars between the station and the chemical plant were built here.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. Web site: North Korea's Namhung Youth Chemical Complex: Seven Years of Construction Pays Off. Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.. US-Korea Institute at SAIS. 10 April 2014. 10 December 2015.
  3. http://www.38north.org/namhungoverview/ The Namhung Industrial Area: Overview