Taeochon station

Taeoch'ŏn station (Korean: 대오천역) is a railway station in Taeosich'ŏl-lodongjagu, Unhŭng county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Osich'ŏn Line to Osich'ŏn.[1]

Taeoch'ŏn

대오천
Korean name
Hangul
대오천역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaeocheon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTaeoch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationTaeosich'ŏl-lodongjagu,
Unhŭng-gun,
Ryanggang
North Korea
Coordinates41.4263°N 128.3466°E / 41.4263; 128.3466
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1 November 1937
Electrifiedyes
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kŏmsalli
towards Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn
 Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Simp'ori
towards Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Terminus Osich'ŏn Line Osich'ŏn
Terminus

History

The station, along with the rest of the Pongduri–Hyesanjin section of the Kilhye Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937.[2]

On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3-4 months.[3]

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


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