Dorasan station

Dorasan station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui Line, which used to connect North Korea and South Korea and has since been restored. Dorasan station is located approximately 650 meters (710 yards) from the southern boundary of the Korean Demilitarized Zone and is currently the northern terminus of Korail's Gyeongui Line, which is served by Tonggeun commuter trains. North of here the former Gyeongui Line continues as the Korean State Railway's P'yŏngbu Line, but this connection is not in regular service. The current purpose of the station is largely symbolic of the hope for eventual Korean reunification.

도라산
Dorasan
The entrance to Dorasan station
Korean name
Hangul
도라산역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDorasannyeok
McCune–ReischauerTorasannyŏk
General information
LocationNosang-ri, Jangdan-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi Province
South Korea
Coordinates37.898715°N 126.710075°E / 37.898715; 126.710075
Operated by Korail
Line(s)Gyeongui Line, Pyongbu Line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms) (1 not in use)
Tracks2 (1 not in use)
Construction
Structure typeSurface
History
OpenedApril 11, 2002 (Southern tracks), December 11, 2007 (Northern tracks)
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station
toward Seoul

DMZ Train
West		Terminus
Korean State Railway
P'anmun
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line
Not in regular service
Terminus

History

On December 11, 2007, freight trains began traveling north past Dorasan station into North Korea, taking materials to the Kaesong Industrial Region, and returning with finished goods. It was scheduled to make one 16-kilometer (9.9 mi) trip every weekday.[1]

On December 1, 2008, however, the North Korean government closed the border crossing after accusing South Korea of a confrontational policy.[2] This coincided with the 2008 South Korean legislative election, and a change to a more conservative government. After that it was opened and closed again repeatedly, with the most recent reopening having been on 16 September 2013.[3]

Train services

The station is currently served by four daily trains from Seoul, which are used mostly by tourists.[4]

  • Outside Dorasan station
  • Dorasan station marker
  • A view from Dorasan station's parking lot
  • Inside Dorasan station
  • Gates to the platform
  • P'yŏngbu Line tracks that could bring trains to Pyongyang
  • A photo of U.S. President George W. Bush and South Korean president Kim Dae-jung visiting the Dorasan station
  • Pyeongyang sign in the Dorasan station. Notice the name of the capital of North Korea written in the Southern dialect.
  • Tonggeun commuter train
  • Entrance of Dorasan station
  • Hall of Dorasan station
  • Map of the Eurasian rail network after Korean reunification in Dorasan station
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See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-12-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. HighBeam
  3. K.J. Kwon (16 September 2013). "North and South Korea reopen Kaesong Industrial Complex". CNN. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. http://info.korail.com/servlets/renew.sta.sta02000.sw_sta02207_v1Svt?code=0403&name=%B5%B5%B6%F3%BB%EA%5B%5D
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