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Nampo Station (Pyongnam Line)
Namp'o station is a railway station in Hanggu-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway, as well as the starting point of the Tojiri Line. There is an engine house northwest of the station in Munhwa-dong, Hanggu-guyŏk. History Originally called Chinnamp'o station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the mainline of the P'yŏngnam Line, on 16 October 1910. In July 1938, the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway ( ja, 朝鮮平安鉄道, ''Chōsen Heian Tetsudō''; ko, 조선평안철도, ''Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo'') opened a -long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn to serve the hot springs there. In December 2022, a new station building was completed. Services This is a very busy station, serving North Korea's busiest port in terms of international import-export shipping, as well as the Namp'o base of the Korean People's Navy and a coal loading dock. A number of passenger trains also serve t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanggu-guyok
Hanggu-guyŏk is a ''kuyŏk'' in Namp'o Special City, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Choe Thae-bok, the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly, was born in Hanggu-guyŏk. Administrative divisions Hanggu-guyŏk is divided into 18 neighbourhoods (''tong'') and 10 villages ('' ri''). Transportation Hanggu district is served by the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History .... References Districts of Nampo {{NorthKorea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohae Kammun Line
The Sŏhae Kammun Line, or West Sea Barrage Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway located entirely within Namp'o Special City, North Korea, and running from Ch'ŏlgwang on the Ŭnnyul Line to Sillyŏngri on the P'yŏngnam Line.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), Description The Sŏhae Kammun Line runs over the West Sea Barrage; of the total length of the line, over runs over the dam itself. There is a swing bridge of approximately , built by the Namp'o Shipyard, over the locks. History The line was opened on 24 June 1986, after the completion of the West Sea Barrage. Services A local passenger train, 361/362, operating between Namp'o Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; ), also spelled Namp'o, is the second largest city by population and an important seaport in North Korea, which lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River, 15 km east of the river's mouth. ... and Ch'ŏlg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
The Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in the North and South Hwanghae provinces of North Korea, running from Sariwŏn to Haeju.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), It connects to the P'yŏngbu Line at Sariwŏn, to the Ŭnnyul Line at Ŭnp'a, to the Paech'ŏn Line at Changbang, and to the Ongjin Line at Haeju. It plays an important role in the transportation of freight and passengers in North and South Hwanghae provinces, serving important mining and industrial areas, as well as one of the DPRK's most important ports for foreign trade. History On 20 May 1919, the Mitsubishi Ironworks opened the Sanghae (later called Samgang)—Sŏktan—Hwasan—Naet'o railway line as a narrow-gauge line for use as a private industrial railway, and on 21 April of the following year it was taken over by the West Chosen Development Railway. The West Chosen Development Railway merged with five ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyongdok Line
The P'yŏngdŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Taedonggang Station in P'yŏngyang, where it connects to the P'yŏngbu, P'yŏngnam, P'yŏngra and P'yŏngŭi Lines, to Kujang, where it connects to the Manp'o and Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Lines.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), The total length of the line is . Description The P'yŏngdŏk Line is currently under the jurisdiction of the P'yŏngyang Railway Bureau (Taedonggang–Hyangwŏn section), and of the Kaech'ŏn Railway Bureau (Tuillyŏng–Kujang section). Economically, it is a very important line, connecting P'yŏngyang with the coal mining and industrial centres of Pukch'ang, Tŏkch'ŏn and the South and North P'yŏngan provinces. Numerous secondary lines connect to the P'yŏngdŏk Line, including those to Ryŏngdae, Myŏnghak, Sŏch'ang and Changsang. Many of these branchlines are to coal mines that send coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyongui Line
The P'yŏngŭi Line is an electrified main trunk line of the Korean State Railway of North Korea, running from P'yŏngyang to Sinŭiju on the border with China.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), It is the main corridor for overland traffic between North Korea and China, and is one of the country's most important rail lines. A bridge over the Yalu River connects Sinŭiju to the Chinese city of Dandong and the Shendan Line of the China Railway to Shenyang and Chinese points beyond. Description The total length of the line is , which corresponds to 5.3% of the total national railway network. Although most of the line is single track, the P'yŏngyang–Kalli (), Sukch'ŏn– Ŏp'a () and Sinŭiju–South Sinŭiju sections () are double-tracked. The ruling grade on the line is 11‰, and the minimum curve radius is . The average distance between stations is The P'yŏngyang–Sŏgam section is under the jurisdiction of the P'yŏngyang Railway Burea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
