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Namgye station is a railway station in Paegam county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Namgye 남계
Korean name
Hangul	남계역
Hanja	南渓驛
Revised Romanization	Namgye-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Namgye-yŏk
General information
Location	Paegam, Ryanggang North Korea
Coordinates	41.2200°N 128.8369°E / 41.2200; 128.8369
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 August 1934
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Paegam Ch'ŏngnyŏn towards Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Hapsu towards Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn

The station, along with the rest of the Hapsu-Paegam section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen(朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 August 1934.[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]

Ore is the primary commodity shipped from this station.[4]

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