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Sado station is a railway station in Paegam county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Sado 사도
Korean name
Hangul	사도역
Hanja	蛇島驛
Revised Romanization	Sado-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sado-yŏk
General information
Location	Paegam, Ryanggang North Korea
Coordinates	41.1568°N 128.9807°E / 41.1568; 128.9807
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1933
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Yanggok towards Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Sŏngdŏk towards Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn

The station, along with the rest of the Kilju–Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen(朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.[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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