Osichon Line

Osich'ŏn Line
Overview
Native name오시천선 (五是川線)
StatusClosed
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1937–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleUnhŭng-gun, Ryanggang
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1 November 1937
Technical
Line length10 km (6.2 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Taeoch'ŏn
10.0
Osich'ŏn
Closed
(bridge appx 115 m (377 ft))
Hyesan No. 1 Station
Osichon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
오시천선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationOsicheon-seon
McCune–ReischauerOsich'ŏn-sŏn

The Osich'ŏn Line was a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Unhŭng County, Ryanggang Province, North Korea, running from Taeoch'ŏn on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line to Osich'ŏn.[1]

The branch line to Kim Jong-un's private railway station, called "Hyesan No. 1 Station",[2] diverges from the main line of the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line at almost the same point as the Osich'ŏn Line.

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ "Kim Jong Il's Personal Train Station in Hyesan". 19 September 2007.