{{Short description|Railway station in South Korea}} {{Infobox station | name = {{Infobox station/Header Korail |native_name=도라산 |name =Dorasan |station_number=K338 }} | style = Korail | mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes | hangul = 도라산역 | hanja = {{linktext|都|羅|山|驛}} | mr = Torasannyŏk | rr = Dorasannyeok }} | image = Dorasan_stationdue.jpg | image_caption = The entrance to Dorasan station | address = Nosang-ri, Jangdan-myeon, [[Paju]], [[Gyeonggi Province]] | country = [[South Korea]] | coordinates = {{coord|37.898715|N|126.710075|E|display=inline,title}} | line = [[Gyeongui–Jungang Line]], [[Pyongbu Line]] | structure = Surface | platform = 2 ([[2 side platforms]]) (1 not in use) | tracks = 2 (1 not in use) | opened = April 11, 2002 (Southern tracks), December 11, 2007 (Northern tracks) | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = December 11, 2021 | code = | operator = {{rint|kr|rail}} [[Korail]] | services = {{Adjacent stations |system1=Korail |line1=DMZ Train|left1=|right1=Imjingang|type1=West |system2=Seoul Metropolitan Subway |line2=Gyeongjung|left2=|right2=Imjingang|type2= Imjingang– Dorasan Shuttle Service|to-right2=Imjingang |system3=KSR |line3=Pyongbu Line|left3=Panmun|right3=|note-left3=via [[Military Demarcation Line]]|type3=ROK }} }}

'''Dorasan station''' ({{Korean|hangul=도라산역}}) is a railway station situated on the [[Gyeongui–Jungang Line]], which formerly connected [[North Korea]]n and [[South Korea]]n rail systems 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-Jungang Line]], which is served by shuttle service to Imjingang station. North of here the [[Gyeongui Line (1904–1945)|former Gyeongui Line]] continues as the [[Korean State Railway]]'s [[Pyongbu Line|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]].

==History== Dorasan Station was inaugurated on April 11, 2002 by South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and his American counterpart George W. Bush.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-09 |title=Dorasan Station {{!}} K-Scar |url=https://k-scar.com/dorasan-station/ |access-date=2026-05-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The first passenger test-train ran between Dorasan and Kaesong on May 17, 2007, but no regular cross-border passenger service was ever established thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-17 |title=DMZ train tested, but no ‘All aboard!’ foreseen |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2007/05/17/politics/DMZ-train-tested-but-no-All-aboard-foreseen/2875685.html |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=koreajoongangdaily.joins.com |language=en}}</ref> 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 {{convert|16|km|mi|adj=on|sp=us}} trip every weekday.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_re_as/koreas_trains |title=Cargo trains begin service in Koreas – Yahoo! News |access-date=2007-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213200929/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_re_as/koreas_trains |archive-date=2007-12-13 }}</ref>

On December 1, 2008, however, the North Korean government closed the border crossing after accusing South Korea of a confrontational policy.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 2009 |title=Inter-Korean rail link cut |department=News |journal=International Railway Journal (IRJ) |volume=49 |issue=1 |page=8 |id={{Gale|A192099890}}. [[HighBeam Research]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102205740/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-192099890.html 1G1-192099890]. {{ProQuest|213004254}}.}}</ref> 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. Finally, in 2024, North Korea [[Bombing of the North-South Joint Railway and Highway|blew up the railroad tracks]] just north of the demarcation line.

==Train services== On April 24, 2026, Korail resumed service to Dorasan Station, which had been suspended since 2019 due to low demand, with support from South Korea’s [[Ministry of Unification]] and the city of [[Paju]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.sedaily.com/society/2026/04/09/korail-resumes-dmz-peace-train-service-linked-to-border|title=Korail Resumes DMZ Peace Train Service Linked to Border Tourism|author=Park Hee-yon|publisher=|date=9 April 2026|access-date=|website=Seoul Economic Daily|url-status=live}}</ref> A tourist train, called the “DMZ Peace Link,” runs from [[Seoul Station]] to Dorasan every other Friday as part of an organized tour. There are plans to increase service to one train per week during the summer peak season. <ref>{{Cite web |title=기차여행은 코레일관광개발 |url=https://www.korailtravel.com/ |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=www.korailtravel.com}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery> File:Dorasan station outside.jpg|Outside Dorasan station File:Korail dorasan station sign mark.jpg|Dorasan station marker File:Dorasan Station Outside.JPG|A view from Dorasan station's parking lot File:Dorasan station inside.jpg|Inside Dorasan station File:Korail dorasan station inside.jpg|Gates to the platform File:P'yŏngbu Line tracks @ Dorasan station.jpg|P'yŏngbu Line tracks that could bring trains to Pyongyang File:Dorasan station pyeongyang.jpg|Pyeongyang sign in the Dorasan station. File:Korail CommutorDieselCar.jpg|Commuter Train File:Entrance of Dorasan Station.jpg|Entrance of Dorasan station File:Hall of Dorasan Station.jpg|Hall of Dorasan station File:Eurasian rail map.jpg|Map of the Eurasian rail network after Korean reunification in Dorasan station File:Korea_DMZ_Train_15_(14061863659).jpg|platform </gallery>

==See also== *[[Division of Korea]] *[[DMZ Train]] *[[Dora Observatory]] *[[Dorasan]] *[[Korail]] *[[Korean State Railway]] *[[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] *[[Pyongbu Line]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *Station information from [[Korail]]: {{Cite web |title=역 안내: 도라산 |url=https://www.korail.com/ticket/train/stationGuide/station/view?stationSeq=10281375 <!-- old URL: https://www.letskorail.com/ebizprd/stationMetroView.do?stationSeq=10281375&znCd=V239 --> |publisher=한국철도공사 / KOREA RAILROAD |language=ko |department=철도역 안내<!-- this is from the breadcrumbs at the top of the page; the tab title is "역 상세정보>역 안내>철도역 안내>철도역･열차" -->}} {{Commons category-inline}}

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