Namsok Station

Namsŏk
남석
Korean name
Hangul 남석역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Namseok-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Namsŏk-yŏk
General information
Location Kilju,
North Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates 41°02′15″N 129°15′51″E / 41.0374°N 129.2643°E / 41.0374; 129.2643Coordinates: 41°02′15″N 129°15′51″E / 41.0374°N 129.2643°E / 41.0374; 129.2643
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 1 November 1933
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Terminus

Namsŏk Station is a railway station in Kilju county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

The station, along with the rest of the Kilju-Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen(朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.[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]

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo
  3. 核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄


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