Simpori Station

Simp'o-ri 심포리
Korean name
Hangul	심포리역
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Simpo-ri-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Simp'o-ri-yŏk
General information
Location	Simp'o-ri, Unhŭng, Ryanggang North Korea
Coordinates	41°22′16″N 128°22′47″E / 41.3712°N 128.3798°E / 41.3712; 128.3798Coordinates: 41°22′16″N 128°22′47″E / 41.3712°N 128.3798°E / 41.3712; 128.3798
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1937
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Taeoch'ŏn toward Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Poan toward Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn

Simp'o-ri Station is a railway station in Simp'o-ri, 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 Pongdu-ri-Hyesanjin- section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen() on 1 November 1937.

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.

Talc, kaolin and magnesite are shipped from here.

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