Namsok Station

Namsŏk 남석
Korean name
Hangul	남석역
Hanja	南夕驛
Revised Romanization	Namseok-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Namsŏk-yŏk
General information
Location	Kilju, North Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	41°02′15″N 129°15′51″E / 41.0374°N 129.2643°ECoordinates: 41°02′15″N 129°15′51″E / 41.0374°N 129.2643°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1933
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Sŏnghu toward Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Terminus

Namsŏk Station is a railway station in Kilju county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.^[1]

The station, along with the rest of the Kilju-Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen(朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.^[2]

On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3-4 months.^[3]

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo
3. 核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄