Nampohang Line
{{Short description|Railway in Namp'o, North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Namp'o Port Line
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| native_name = 남포항선 (南浦港線)
| native_name_lang = ko
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| type = Heavy rail, Freight rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = Namp'o-tŭkp'yŏlsi
| start = Sinnamp'o
| end = Namp'ohang
| stations = 2
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| daily_ridership =
| open = after 1953
| close =
| owner = Korean State Railway
| operator = Korean State Railway
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| linelength_km = 8.8
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| tracks = Single track
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
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|electrification = 3000 V DC Catenary
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{{routemap
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| map=
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ELCa\uSTR+l\uABZql!~STR+l\uSTRq!~KBHFeq\uSTRq!~lELC\uCONTfq\\\WORKS~~0.0~~Sinnamp'o~~P'yŏngnam Line to Namp'o
BL\uSTR!~lELC\BST\\\\\\WORKS~~1.6
BL\uCONTf\STR\\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn
BL\\STR\\\\\\
BL\\STR\\\\\\
BL\\STR\\\\\\
BL\\BST\\\\\\WORKS~~5.2~~ ~~Namp'o Glass Bottle Factory
BL\KBSTaq\ABZgr\\\\\\WORKS
BL\STR+l\STRr\\\\KBSTa\\WORKS
BL\STR\\KBSTa\\STR+l!~STRc2\STR3+l!~ABZqr\KDSTeq\WORKS~~8.8~~ ~~Namp'o Shipyard
BL\STRl\ABZq+r\ABZql\STRq\STRr!~STRr+1\STRc4\\
ELCe\\KBSTe\\\\\\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~petroleum tank farm
}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|context=north
|hangul=남포항선
|hanja={{linktext|南|浦|港|線}}
|mr=Namp'ohang-sŏn
|rr=Nampohang-seon
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The Namp'ohang Line, or Namp'o Port Line, is an electrified secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in Namp'o Special City, North Korea, from Sinnamp'o on the P'yŏngnam Line to Namp'ohang.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}}
History
The line was opened by the Korean State Railway after the end of the Korean War to serve glass factories and shipbuilders located in the area.{{cite web| website=The traffic and geography in North Korea| url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090773&cid=44454&categoryId=44461| title=P'yŏngnam Line| language=Korean}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cybernk.net/infoText/InfoHumanCultureDetail.aspx?mc=CC0301&sc=A32005001&tid=CC020100035534&direct=1&direct=1|title=남포조선소연합기업소(南浦造船所聯合企業所)|language=Korean|author=Staff|access-date=14 December 2016}} 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 factory.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
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| colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | Former Name | ||||
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| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
| 0.0
| 0.0 | Sinnamp'o | 신남포 (新南浦) | | | ||||||
| ~8.8
| ~8.8 | Nampohang | 남포항 (南浦港) | | | |
References
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Category:Railway lines in North Korea