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Poan station (Korean: 보안역) is a railway station in Poanso, Simp'o-ri, Unhŭng county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Poan 보안
Korean name
Hangul	보안역
Hanja	甫安驛
Revised Romanization	Boan-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Poan-yŏk
General information
Location	Simp'o-ri, Unhŭng, Ryanggang North Korea
Coordinates	41.3406°N 128.4381°E / 41.3406; 128.4381
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1937
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Simp'ori towards Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Unhŭng towards Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn

The station, along with the rest of the Pongduri–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]

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