# Dorasan station > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dorasan_station > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dorasan_station.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorasan_station > Source revision: 1354280943 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Railway station in South Korea K338 도라산 Dorasan The entrance to Dorasan station 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 37°53′55″N 126°42′36″E / 37.898715°N 126.710075°E / 37.898715; 126.710075 Operated by Korail Lines Gyeongui–Jungang 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 (Southern tracks), December 11, 2007 (Northern tracks) Electrified December 11, 2021 Services Preceding station Korail Following station Terminus DMZ Train West (Suspended service) Imjingang towards Seoul Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Terminus Gyeongui–Jungang Line Imjingang– Dorasan Shuttle Service Imjingang Terminus Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station P'anmun via Military Demarcation Line towards P'yŏngyang P'yŏngbu Line Not in regular service Terminus Location **Dorasan station** ([Korean](/source/Korean_language): 도라산역) is a railway station situated on the [Gyeongui–Jungang Line](/source/Gyeongui%E2%80%93Jungang_Line), which formerly connected [North Korean](/source/North_Korea) and [South Korean](/source/South_Korea) 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](/source/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone) and is currently the northern terminus of [Korail](/source/Korail)'s [Gyeongui-Jungang Line](/source/Gyeongui-Jungang_Line), which is served by shuttle service to Imjingang station. North of here the [former Gyeongui Line](/source/Gyeongui_Line_(1904%E2%80%931945)) continues as the [Korean State Railway](/source/Korean_State_Railway)'s [P'yŏngbu Line](/source/Pyongbu_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](/source/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.[1] 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.[2] On December 11, 2007, [freight trains](/source/Freight_trains) began traveling north past Dorasan station into North Korea, taking materials to the [Kaesong Industrial Region](/source/Kaesong_Industrial_Region), and returning with finished goods. It was scheduled to make one 16-kilometer (9.9 mi) trip every weekday.[3] On December 1, 2008, however, the North Korean government closed the border crossing after accusing South Korea of a confrontational policy.[4] This coincided with the [2008 South Korean legislative election](/source/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 [blew up the railroad tracks](/source/Bombing_of_the_North-South_Joint_Railway_and_Highway) 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](/source/Ministry_of_Unification) and the city of [Paju](/source/Paju).[5] A tourist train, called the “DMZ Peace Link,” runs from [Seoul Station](/source/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. [6] ## Gallery - Outside Dorasan station - Dorasan station marker - A view from Dorasan station's parking lot - Inside Dorasan station - Gates to the platform - P'yŏngbu Line tracks that could bring trains to Pyongyang - Pyeongyang sign in the Dorasan station. - Commuter Train - Entrance of Dorasan station - Hall of Dorasan station - Map of the Eurasian rail network after Korean reunification in Dorasan station - platform ## See also - [Division of Korea](/source/Division_of_Korea) - [DMZ Train](/source/DMZ_Train) - [Dora Observatory](/source/Dora_Observatory) - [Dorasan](/source/Dorasan) - [Korail](/source/Korail) - [Korean State Railway](/source/Korean_State_Railway) - [Korean Demilitarized Zone](/source/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone) - [Pyongbu Line](/source/Pyongbu_Line) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dorasan Station | K-Scar"](https://k-scar.com/dorasan-station/). 2026-05-09. Retrieved 2026-05-15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["DMZ train tested, but no 'All aboard!' foreseen"](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2007/05/17/politics/DMZ-train-tested-but-no-All-aboard-foreseen/2875685.html). *koreajoongangdaily.joins.com*. 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2026-05-15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Cargo trains begin service in Koreas – Yahoo! News"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071213200929/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_re_as/koreas_trains). Archived from [the original](https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_on_re_as/koreas_trains) on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-12-11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Inter-Korean rail link cut". News. *International Railway Journal (IRJ)*. **49** (1): 8. January 2009. [Gale](/source/Gale_(publisher)) [A192099890](https://go.gale.com/ps/anonymous?id=GALE%7CA192099890). [HighBeam Research](/source/HighBeam_Research) [1G1-192099890](https://web.archive.org/web/20121102205740/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-192099890.html). [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [213004254](https://www.proquest.com/docview/213004254). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Park Hee-yon (9 April 2026). ["Korail Resumes DMZ Peace Train Service Linked to Border Tourism"](https://en.sedaily.com/society/2026/04/09/korail-resumes-dmz-peace-train-service-linked-to-border). *Seoul Economic Daily*.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: url-status ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_url-status)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["기차여행은 코레일관광개발"](https://www.korailtravel.com/). *www.korailtravel.com*. Retrieved 2026-05-15. ## External links - Station information from [Korail](/source/Korail): ["역 안내: 도라산"](https://www.korail.com/ticket/train/stationGuide/station/view?stationSeq=10281375). 철도역 안내 (in Korean). 한국철도공사 / KOREA RAILROAD. Media related to [Dorasan Station](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dorasan_Station) at Wikimedia Commons v t e Seoul Metropolitan Subway Gyeongui–Jungang Line Gyeongui Line Dorasan Imjingang Uncheon Munsan Paju Wollong Geumchon Geumneung Unjeong Yadang Tanhyeon Ilsan Pungsan Baengma Goksan Daegok Neunggok Haengsin Gangmae Korea Aerospace University Susaek Digital Media City Gajwa Sinchon Seoul Yongsan Line Gajwa Hongik Univ. Sogang Univ. Gongdeok Hyochang Park Yongsan Gyeongwon Line Yongsan Ichon Seobinggo Hannam Oksu Eungbong Wangsimni Cheongnyangni Jungang Line Cheongnyangni Hoegi Jungnang Sangbong Mangu Yangwon Guri Donong Yangjeong Deokso Dosim Paldang Ungilsan Yangsu Sinwon Guksu Asin Obin Yangpyeong Wondeok Yongmun Jipyeong v t e Gyeongui Line Seoul Sinchon Gajwa Digital Media City Susaek Korea Aerospace University Gangmae Haengsin Neunggok Daegok Goksan Baengma Pungsan Ilsan Tanhyeon Yadang Unjeong Geumneung Geumchon Wollong Paju Munsan Uncheon Imjingang Dorasan (across the MDL to P'anmun and then on to Korean State Railway's P'yŏngbu Line towards P'yŏngyang) v t e P'yŏngbu Line P'yŏngyang Taedonggang Ryŏkp'o Chunghwa Hŭkkyo Kindŭng Hwangju Ch'imch'on Ch'ŏngnyŏn Chŏngbang Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn East Sariwŏn Pongsan Ch'ŏnggye Hŭngsu Munmu Sokhyon Sŏhŭng Mulgae P'yŏngsan Taebaeksansŏng Hanp'o Kŭmch'ŏn Kyejŏng Ryŏhyŏn Kaep'ung Kaesŏng Sonha Pongdong P'anmun (across the MDL to Dorasan and then on to Korail's Gyeongui Line towards Seoul) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dorasan station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorasan_station) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorasan_station?action=history)). 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