The Namp'ohang Line, or Namp'o Port Line, is an electrified secondary
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
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 P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song.
History
1945–195 ...
in
Namp'o Special City,
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
, from
Sinnamp'o on the
P'yŏngnam Line to
Namp'ohang.
[Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ]
History
The line was opened by the Korean State Railway after the end of the
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
to serve glass factories and shipbuilders located in the area.
Services
This line serves Namp'o Port, where the
Namp'o Shipyard is located; the shipyard builds marine vessels of various sizes. Steel and other products are received by rail.
Also located on this line is the
Namp'o Glass Bottle Factory, a petroleum storage tank farm, the
Ch'ŏnji Lubricant Factory, and the
Pyeonghwa Motors
Pyeonghwa Motors (Hangul : 평화자동차) ( Hancha : 平和自動車), a Korean language word for "peace", also spelled Pyonghwa, is one of the two car manufacturers and dealers in the North Korean automotive industry, alongside Sungri Motor ...
factory.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nampohang Line
Railway lines in North Korea
Standard gauge railways in North Korea