Osichon Line

Railway line in North Korea

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 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.

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.

References

^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
^ "Kim Jong Il's Personal Train Station in Hyesan". 19 September 2007.
^ 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, p502