Taeochon station

Railway station in North Korea
Taeoch'ŏn

대오천
Korean name
Hangul
대오천역
Hanja
大五川驛
Revised RomanizationDaeocheon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTaeoch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationTaeosich'ŏl-lodongjagu,
Unhŭng-gun,
Ryanggang
North Korea
Coordinates
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

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]

History

The station, along with the rest of the PongduriHyesanjin 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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