Simpori station
Railway station in North Korea
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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.[1]
Simp'o-ri 심포리 | |||||||||||
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| Hangul | 심포리역 | ||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Simpo-ri-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Simp'o-ri-yŏk | ||||||||||
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| Location | Simp'o-ri, Unhŭng, Ryanggang North Korea | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.3712°N 128.3798°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1937 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
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The station, along with the rest of the Pongdu-ri–Hyesanjin section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen(朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1937.[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]
