Poan station

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

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]

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]

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 (The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo.
3. 核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄