Hangul 남양역 Revised Romanization Namyang-yeok Owned by Korean State Railway Owner Korean State Railway | Hanja 南陽驛 McCune–Reischauer Namyang-yŏk Opened 1 December 1932 | |
Location Namyang-rodongjagu,
Onsŏng, North Hamgyŏng
North Korea Address Namyang, North Hamgyong, North Korea Similar Pungri Station, Kangyang Station, Sugupo Station | ||
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.
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There are servicing facilities for freight cars located here.
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).
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.
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. 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.