Osichon Line

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]

Osich'ŏn Line
Overview
Native name	오시천선 (五是川線)
Status	Closed
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1937–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	Unhŭng-gun, Ryanggang
Termini	Taeoch'ŏn Osich'ŏn
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened	1 November 1937
Technical
Line length	10 km (6.2 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend 0.0 Taeoch'ŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line 10.0 Osich'ŏn Closed (bridge appx 115 m (377 ft)) Hyesan No. 1 Station Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line

Osichon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	오시천선
Hancha	五是川線
Revised Romanization	Osicheon-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Osich'ŏn-sŏn

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.

History

This Osich'ŏn Line was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937, at the same time as the Pongduri−Hyesanjin section of the Kilhye Line.^[3]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Taeoch'ŏn	대오천 (大五川)			Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
10.0	10.0	Osich'ŏn	오시천 (五是川)			Closed. Distance estimated.