Namp'o 남포 | |||||||||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 남포역 | ||||||||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Nampo-yeok | ||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Namp'o-yŏk | ||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||
Location | Hanggu-guyŏk, Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi North Korea | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°44′02″N 125°24′44″E / 38.7338°N 125.4123°E | ||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | 16 October 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Chinnamp'o station Chosŏn'gŭl: 진남포역 Hanja: 鎮南浦駅 | ||||||||||||||||
Original company | Chosen Government Railway | ||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] There is an engine house northwest of the station in Munhwa-dong, Hanggu-guyŏk.
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.[2]
In July 1938, the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway (Japanese: 朝鮮平安鉄道, Chōsen Heian Tetsudō; Korean: 조선평안철도, Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo) opened a 34.7 km (21.6 mi)-long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn to serve the hot springs there.[3]
In December 2022, a new station building was completed.[4]
This is a very busy station, serving North Korea's busiest port in terms of international import-export shipping,[5] as well as the Namp'o base of the Korean People's Navy and a coal loading dock.[6]
A number of passenger trains also serve the station. These are:
Due to the poor state of the tracks, at present the travel time for trains between P'yŏngyang and Namp'o is around three hours.[1]