Dorasan Station
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Dorasan Station
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The entrance to Dorasan Station
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 도라산역 |
| Hanja | 都羅山驛 |
| Revised Romanization | Dorasannyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Torasannyŏk |
| General information | |
| Location | Nosang-ri, Jangdan-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi Province South Korea |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Operated by | Korail |
| Line(s) | Gyeongui Line, Pyongbu Line |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Aboveground |
| History | |
| Opened | April 11, 2002 |
Dorasan Station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui Line, which once connected North and South Korea and has now been restored. For several years the northernmost stop on the line was Dorasan Station, which is served by Tonggeun commuter trains.
Overview
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 South Korean legislative election, 2008, and a change to a more conservative government.
The station is currently served by four daily trains from Seoul, which are used mostly by tourists.[3]
Gallery
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Dorasan station outside.jpg
Outside Dorasan Station
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Korail dorasan station sign mark.jpg
Dorasan Station marker
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Dorasan Station Outside.JPG
A view from the parking lot
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Inside Dorasan Station
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gate to platform
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Doransan Station Sign.jpg
"Not the last station from the South, But the first station toward the North."
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P'yŏngbu Line tracks @ Dorasan station.jpg
P'yŏngbu Line tracks that could bring trains to Pyongyang
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U.S. President George W. Bush and South Korea President Kim Dae-jung
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Pyeongyang sign in Dorasan Station
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Korail CommutorDieselCar.jpg
Tonggeun commuter train
See also
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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| Imjingang toward Seoul |
Gyeongui Line DMZ-train |
Terminus |
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