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Namjung 남중
Korean name
Hangul	남중역
Hanja	南中驛
Revised Romanization	Namjung-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Namjung-yŏk
General information
Location	Namjung-rodongjagu, Unhŭng, Ryanggang North Korea
Coordinates	41°17′08″N 128°35′30″E / 41.2856°N 128.5916°E / 41.2856; 128.5916
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 September 1935
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Saengjangtowards Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Ryŏngnamtowards Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn

Namjung station is a railway station in Namjung-rodongjagu, Unhŭng county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.

The station, along with the rest of the Paegam–Pongdu-ri section, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 September 1935.

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.

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

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