Namhŭng Line
Overview
Native name남흥선 (南興線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Depot(s)Namhŭng
History
Opened1976
Technical
Line length6.7 km (4.2 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
0.0
 Maengjungri
←Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang P'yŏngŭi Line
2.4
 Songdo
Kubongsan Line
Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River
(bridge appx 130 m (430 ft))
limits of Anju No. 121 Paper Factory
log unloading
furniture factory
tank farm
6.7
 Namhŭng
(bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))
abandoned branch construction
limits of Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex
Anju Polyester Spinning Factory
tank farm for storage of liquid chemicals
locomotive shop
urea fertiliser plant
polyethylene sheeting plant
sodium bicarbonate plant
anthracite gasification plant
Namhung Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
남흥선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationNamheung-seon
McCune–ReischauerNamhŭng-sŏn

The Namhŭng Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Maengjungri on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Namhŭng.[1]

A maintenance facility for the diesel shunting locomotives that move freight cars between Namhŭng Station and the chemical complex was opened just east of the station in 2009-2010.[2]

History

The line was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1976 to serve the Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex.[3] The line was electrified sometime between 2006 and 2010.[2]

Services

Though the bulk of the freight traffic on this line is to and from the chemical complex, it also serves the Anju No. 121 Paper Factory located just west of the chemical complex.[2]

Within the Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex itself, the sodium bicarbonate plant, the urea fertiliser plant, the polyethylene sheeting plant, a tank farm for storage of liquid chemicals, and the polyester spinning factory are all served by rail.[4] The anthracite gasification plant which was opened in 2013 is also rail-served,[4] receiving anthracite coal for processing via a dedicated railyard.

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
(former)
0.0 0.0 Maengjungri 맹중리 (孟中里) P'yŏngŭi Line
(Pakch'ŏn Line)
2.4 2.4 Songdo 송도 (松道) Kubongsan Line
6.7 4.3 Namhŭng 남흥 (南興)

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 1 2 3 The Namhung Industrial Area: Overview
  3. ↑ Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114-115
  4. 1 2 North Korea’s Namhung Youth Chemical Complex: Seven Years of Construction Pays Off

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