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Namsŏk station is a railway station on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway in Kilju, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea.[1]

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	41.0374°N 129.2643°E / 41.0374; 129.2643
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1933
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Sŏnghu towards Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Terminus

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]

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