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Nampo Station (Pyongnam Line)
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. There is an engine house northwest of the station in Munhwa-dong, Hanggu-guyŏk. History 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. In July 1938, the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway (, ''Chōsen Heian Tetsudō''; , ''Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo'') opened a -long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn to serve the hot springs there. In December 2022, a new station building was completed. Services This is a very busy station, serving North Korea's busiest port in terms of international import-export shipping, as well as the Namp'o base of the Korean People's Navy and a coal loading dock. A number of passenger trains also serve the station. These are: * Semi-express trains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanggu-guyok
Hanggu-guyŏk is a ''kuyŏk'' in Nampo, Namp'o Special City, South Pyongan Province, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Choe Thae-bok, the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly, was born in Hanggu-guyŏk. Administrative divisions Hanggu-guyŏk is divided into 18 neighbourhoods (''Dong (administrative division), tong'') and 10 villages (''Ri (administrative division), ri''). Transportation Hanggu district is served by the Pyongnam Line, P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean People's Navy
The Korean People's Army Navy (KPANF; ) or the Korean People's Navy (KPN) is the Navy, naval component of the Korean People's Army, the North Korean armed forces. There are some 780 vessels including 70 midget submarines (including the Yono-class submarine and Sang-O-class submarine), 20 Romeo-class submarines, and about 140 air cushioned landing craft. The North Korean navy is considered a brown water navy, brown-water (or riverine) navy with limited Green-water navy, green water capabilities and operates mainly within the 50 kilometer exclusion zone. The fleet consists of east and west coast squadrons, which cannot support each other in the event of war with an adversary such as South Korea. The limited range of its vessels means that, even in peacetime, it is quite challenging for a ship on one coast to visit the other coast. By far North Korea operates only four confirmed green water vessels with plans of building at least two more. In theory, the Nampo-class corvette, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
The Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in the North and South Hwanghae provinces of North Korea, running from Sariwŏn to Haeju.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), It connects to the P'yŏngbu Line at Sariwŏn, to the Ŭnnyul Line at Ŭnp'a, to the Paech'ŏn Line at Changbang, and to the Ongjin Line at Haeju. It plays an important role in the transportation of freight and passengers in North and South Hwanghae provinces, serving important mining and industrial areas, as well as one of the DPRK's most important ports for foreign trade. History On 20 May 1919, the Mitsubishi Ironworks opened the Sanghae (later called Samgang)—Sŏktan—Hwasan—Naet'o railway line as a narrow-gauge line for use as a private industrial railway, and on 21 April of the following year it was taken over by the West Chosen Development Railway. The West Chosen Development Railway merged with five o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyongdok Line
The P'yŏngdŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Taedonggang Station in P'yŏngyang, where it connects to the P'yŏngbu, P'yŏngnam, P'yŏngra and P'yŏngŭi Lines, to Kujang, where it connects to the Manp'o and Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Lines.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), The total length of the line is . Description The P'yŏngdŏk Line is currently under the jurisdiction of the P'yŏngyang Railway Bureau (Taedonggang–Hyangwŏn section), and of the Kaech'ŏn Railway Bureau (Tuillyŏng–Kujang section). Economically, it is a very important line, connecting P'yŏngyang with the coal mining and industrial centres of Pukch'ang, Tŏkch'ŏn and the South and North P'yŏngan provinces. Numerous secondary lines connect to the P'yŏngdŏk Line, including those to Ryŏngdae, Myŏnghak, Sŏch'ang and Changsang. Many of these branchlines are to coal mines that send coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyongyang Station
Pyongyang station () is the central railway station of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is located in Yŏkchŏn-dong, Chung-guyŏk. Main information The station is the start of the Pyongbu and Pyongŭi lines, which were adjusted from the Kyongbu and Kyongui lines used before the division of Korea to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang. The P'yŏngŭi Line runs from Pyongyang to Sinuiju, while the Pyongbu Line theoretically runs through Seoul and ends at Busan; in practice, however, the line ends at Kaesŏng. It is also served by the Pyongnam Line, which runs from Pyongyang to Nampo, as well as the Pyongdok Line running from Pyongyang to Kujang. Connections Pyongyang station is the main station in North Korea and it connects most of the cities of the country: Chongju, Sinuiju, Namp'o, Sariwŏn, Kaesŏng, Wŏnsan, Hamhŭng and Rason. Beside domestic routes, international trains link Pyongyang with the Chinese capital Beijing four times weekly (24 ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyongui Line
The P'yŏngŭi Line is an electrified main trunk line of the Korean State Railway of North Korea, running from P'yŏngyang to Sinŭiju on the border with China.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), It is the main corridor for overland traffic between North Korea and China, and is one of the country's most important rail lines. A bridge over the Yalu River connects Sinŭiju to the Chinese city of Dandong and the Shendan Line of the China Railway to Shenyang and Chinese points beyond. Description The total length of the line is , which corresponds to 5.3% of the total national railway network. Although most of the line is single track, the P'yŏngyang–Kalli (), Sukch'ŏn– Ŏp'a () and Sinŭiju–South Sinŭiju sections () are double-tracked. The ruling grade on the line is 11‰, and the minimum curve radius is . The average distance between stations is The P'yŏngyang–Sŏgam section is under the jurisdiction of the P'yŏngyang Railway Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
