Munsan station

Munsan Station is a railway station on the Gyeongui Line. It is notable for being the closest station on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway to the border with North Korea that is open for passenger service, only a few kilometers away.[2]

K335 문산 Munsan
Korean name
Hangul	문산역
Hanja	文山驛
Revised Romanization	Munsannyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Munsannyŏk
General information
Location	17-550 Munsan-ri Munsan-eup, Paju-si Gyeonggi-do[1]
Coordinates	37°51′16″N 126°47′17″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongui Line
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Bus routes	9710 11 11-2 11-3 12 12-1 14 92 111 111-1
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	April 4, 1906[1]
Services Preceding station   Korail   Following station Paju toward Jipyeong Gyeongui–Jungang Line Local Terminus Geumchon toward Yongmun Gyeongui–Jungang Line Gyeongui Express Line Paju toward Yongmun Gyeongui–Jungang Line Jungang Express Line Geumchon toward Seoul Gyeongui–Jungang Line Gyeongui Express Line Terminus Gyeongui–Jungang Line Munsan–Imjingang Shuttle Imjingang Terminus Neunggok toward Seoul DMZ Train West Uncheon toward Dorasan

Services

As a regular railway station it is an interim stop between Dorasan Station in the Demilitarised Zone and Seoul Station.[3] the tourist train between Seoul to the DMZ Border stops in operation, due to concerns about the spread of the outbreak of African swine fever.[4]

The Gyeongui–Jungang Line (Munsan–Imjingang) extension opened on March 28, 2020.[5]

Station layout

L2 Platforms	Platform 6	→ DMZ Train toward Dorasan (Uncheon) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 5	← DMZ Train toward Seoul (Neunggok)
	Platform 4	→ Gyeongui–Jungang Line Alighting Passengers Only → → Gyeongui–Jungang Line toward Imjingang (Terminus) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 3	→ Gyeongui–Jungang Line Alighting Passengers Only → → Gyeongui–Jungang Line toward Imjingang (Terminus) →
	Platform 2	← Gyeongui–Jungang Line toward Jipyeong (Paju)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 1	← Gyeongui–Jungang Line toward Jipyeong (Paju)

L1 Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs

G

Street level

Exit

References

1. 문산역 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
2. "Subway". Visit Seoul. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
3. "Train to Dorasan Station in DMZ resumes". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
4. ""[공지] DMZ-train(용산↔도라산) 운행조정 알림"" [DMZ-train (Yongsan↔Dorasan) operation adjustment notice] (in Korean). October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
5. "(pt40)경의.중앙선 임진강역 문산행 열차 시간표" [(pt40) Timetable for trains to Munsan at Imjingang Station on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line] (in Korean). March 28, 2020.

External links

• (in Korean) Station information from Korail