Dorasan Station도라산역

At a glance

Dorasan Station grew out of the plan to restore the Gyeongui Line, the railway between Seoul and Sinuiju, agreed after the 2000 inter-Korean summit. It opened in February 2002, once 4 km of track to Imjingang Station to the south was finished, and began regular service on April 11 that year. Because it stands in a military zone, the roof was built lower than first designed, and the south side was left without windows in case the station were ever seized by troops from the North. Presidents Kim Dae-jung and George W. Bush have visited, and the name 'Dora' is said to recall Silla's last king, Gyeongsun, weeping on this hill for his lost capital.

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Dorasan Station · 1 tours & tickets

1. Trip.comDMZ highlights & defector interviewA small-group DMZ tour from Seoul to Dora Observatory, Dorasan Station, Imjingak and the Third Tunnel, with options for a defector meeting and a suspension bridge.Book

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  Train access has changed in recent years, so check the tour's current itinerary before booking if riding to Dorasan by rail matters to you.

Nearby

Dora ObservatoryThe South's northernmost observatory, where rows of binoculars look across the DMZ to Kaesong's Songaksan and the village of Gijeong-dong.Camp GreavesA former US Army camp 2 km south of the DMZ, now a youth hostel and peace-education site with its barracks and officers' quarters kept intact.Tongilchon Village'Unification Village', a settlement inside the Civilian Control Line in Paju, close to North Korea, that you can enter only on a booked DMZ tour.The 3rd TunnelA North Korean invasion tunnel discovered under the DMZ in 1978, just 52 km from Seoul, which you can enter on a DMZ tour.