Dorasan Station

Dorasan Station
The entrance to Dorasan Station
Korean name
Hangul	도라산역
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Dorasannyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Torasannyŏk
General information
Location	Nosang-ri, Jangdan-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi Province South Korea
Coordinates	37°53′55″N 126°42′36″E / 37.898715°N 126.710075°E / 37.898715; 126.710075Coordinates: 37°53′55″N 126°42′36″E / 37.898715°N 126.710075°E / 37.898715; 126.710075
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongui Line, Pyongbu Line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms) (1 not in use)
Tracks	2 (1 not in use)
Construction
Structure type	Surface
History
Opened	April 11, 2002 (South Korean tracks), December 11, 2007 (North Korean tracks)
Closed	December 1, 2008 (North Korean tracks)
Electrified	Yes

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 currently the northern terminus of the Gyeongui Line, which is served by Tonggeun commuter trains.

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.

On December 1, 2008, however, the North Korean government closed the border crossing after accusing South Korea of a confrontational policy. 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.

Outside Dorasan Station

Dorasan Station marker

A view from Dorasan Station's parking lot

Inside Dorasan Station

Gates to the platform

"Not the last station from the South, but the first station towards the North."

P'yŏngbu Line tracks that could bring trains to Pyongyang.

U.S. President George W. Bush and South Korea President Kim Dae-jung.

Pyeongyang sign in the Dorasan Station.

Tonggeun commuter train.