Taeochon Station

Taeoch'ŏn 대오천
Korean name
Hangul	대오천역
Hanja	大五川驛
Revised Romanization	Daeocheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Taeoch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Location	Taeosich'ŏl-lodongjagu, Unhŭng, Ryanggang North Korea
Coordinates	41°25′35″N 128°20′48″E / 41.4263°N 128.3466°ECoordinates: 41°25′35″N 128°20′48″E / 41.4263°N 128.3466°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1937
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Kŏmsalli toward Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Simp'ori toward Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Terminus Osich'ŏn Branch Osich'ŏn Terminus

Taeoch'ŏn Station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 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 the starting point of a branchline to Osich'ŏn.^[1]

The station, along with the rest of the Pongduri–Hyesanjin section, 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