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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
Korean name
Hangul	심포리역
Hanja	深浦里驛
Revised Romanization	Simpo-ri-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Simp'o-ri-yŏk
General information
Location	Simp'o-ri, Unhŭng, Ryanggang North Korea
Coordinates	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 towards Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Poan towards Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn

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]

Talc, kaolin and magnesite are shipped from here.[4]

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