Osichon station explained

Osich'ŏn
Native Name:오시천
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:오시천역
Mr:Osich'ŏn-yŏk
Rr:Osicheon-yeok
Borough:Taeosich'ŏl-lodongjagu,
Unhŭng-gun,
Ryanggang
Country:North Korea
Opened:1 November 1937
Electrified:no
Owned:Korean State Railway

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]

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. [Japanese Government Railways]
  3. http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=&nNewsNumb=200704100037 核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄