Osich'ŏn station is a railway station in Taeosich'ŏl-lodongjagu, Unhŭng county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, at the end of the Osich'ŏn Line from Taeoch'ŏn on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Osich'ŏn

오시천
Korean name
Hangul
오시천역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationOsicheon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerOsich'ŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationTaeosich'ŏl-lodongjagu,
Unhŭng-gun,
Ryanggang
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1 November 1937
Electrifiedno
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Taeoch'ŏn
Terminus
Osich'ŏn Line Terminus

History

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The station, along with the rest of the Osich'ŏn Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937.[2]

On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggyeri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3-4 months.[3]

References

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  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