Osichon Line
{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Osich'ŏn Line
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| native_name = 오시천선 (五是川線)
| native_name_lang = ko
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| type = Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
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| status = Closed
| locale = Unhŭng-gun, Ryanggang
| start = Taeoch'ŏn
| end = Osich'ŏn
| stations = 2
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| open = 1 November 1937
| close =
| owner = Chosen Government Railway (1937–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
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| linelength_km = 10
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| tracks = Single track
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
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| map = {{routemap
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\\WASSER\RP1\uSTR+l\uBHFq\uSTRq!~lELC\uSTR+r\~~0.0~~Taeoch'ŏn
\\WASSER\RP1\uSTR\\\uCONTf\~~ ~~ ~~Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
\\WASSER\RP1\uSTR\\\\
\\WASSER\RP1\uSTR\\exKHSTa\\~~10.0~~Osich'ŏn~~ ~~Closed
\fSTR+l\fhKRZWaeq\RP1!~fSTRq!~lBUEq\fSTRr!~uSTR\\exSTR\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|115|m|ft|abbr=on}})
fKBHFaq\fSTRr\WASSER\RP1\exSTRl!~uSTR\exSTRq\exSTRr\\~~ ~~Hyesan No. 1 Station
\\WASSER\RP1\uSTR!~lELC\\\\
\\WCONTf\RP1\uCONTf\\\\~~ ~~ ~~Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
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{{Infobox Korean name|context=north
|hangul=오시천선
|hanja={{linktext|五|是|川|線}}
|mr=Osich'ŏn-sŏn
|rr=Osicheon-seon
}}
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.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}}
The branch line to Kim Jong-un's private railway station, called "Hyesan No. 1 Station",{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01300&num=2685|title=Kim Jong Il's Personal Train Station in Hyesan|date=19 September 2007}} 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.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
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
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| colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | Former Name | ||||
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| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
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| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|0.0 | Taeoch'ŏn | 대오천 (大五川) | | | ||||||
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E| | bgcolor=#F7FE2E| | Osich'ŏn | 오시천 (五是川) | | | Closed. Distance estimated. |
References
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Category:Railway lines in North Korea
Category:Standard-gauge railways in North Korea
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