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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.[1]

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	41.2856°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 Saengjang towards Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Ryŏngnam towards Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn

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

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