Nampohang Line

Namp'o Port Line
Overview
Native name	남포항선 (南浦港線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	Namp'o-tŭkp'yŏlsi
Termini	Sinnamp'o Namp'ohang
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	after 1953
Technical
Line length	8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngyang 0.0 Sinnamp'o P'yŏngnam Line to Namp'o 1.6 P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn 5.2 Namp'o Glass Bottle Factory 8.8 Namp'o Shipyard petroleum tank farm

Nampohang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	남포항선
Hancha	南浦港線
Revised Romanization	Nampohang-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Namp'ohang-sŏn

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Route

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

Distance (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Sinnamp'o	신남포 (新南浦)			P'yŏngnam Line
~8.8	~8.8	Nampohang	남포항 (南浦港)

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. "P'yŏngnam Line". The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).
3. Staff. "남포조선소연합기업소(南浦造船所聯合企業所)" (in Korean). Retrieved 14 December 2016.
4. Staff. "북한 군수공장 시리즈 11: 님퍼특별시에 소재한 군수공장 및 시설. North Korean Military Factory Series 11: Military Factories and Facilities in Namp'o Special City (in Korean)". Retrieved 14 December 2016.