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Osich'ŏn 오시천
Korean name
Hangul	오시천역
Hanja	五是川驛
Revised Romanization	Osicheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Osich'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Location	Taeosich'ŏl-lodongjagu, Unhŭng-gun, Ryanggang North Korea
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1937
Electrified	no
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Taeoch'ŏnTerminus Osich'ŏn Line Terminus

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.

History

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

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.

References

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

v t e Osich'ŏn Line
Mainline	Taeoch'ŏn Osich'ŏn

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