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

Sŏngdŏk 성덕
Korean name
Hangul	성덕역
Hanja	城徳驛
Revised Romanization	Seongdeok-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏngdŏk-yŏk
General information
Location	Kilju, North Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	41.1425°N 129.0666°E / 41.1425; 129.0666
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1933
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Sado towards Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Chaedŏk 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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