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Dorasan Station

Train station · Paju ·

Dorasan Station

Train station · Paju ·
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"DMZ Train-ing Located between the two Koreas in the Civilian Control Zone along the 38th Parallel, Dorasan station has recently awakened as though from a spell. Once only used as a showcase boasting of hopes for reunification between the divided peninsula for visitors who passed through on designated DMZ tours, the station is now the last stop on the DMZ tourist train from Seoul . Twice-daily trips from the southern capital to the border bring visitors to the doorstep of the Hermit Kingdom and finally give Dorasan station a reason for that gift shop. Next stop Pyongyang?"

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Symbolic station on DMZ tourist train offering reunification hope

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AH1, Dongjang-ri, Jangdan-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Get directions

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Symbolic station on DMZ tourist train offering reunification hope

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AH1, Dongjang-ri, Jangdan-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Get directions

Dorasan Station by null
Dorasan Station by robertharding / Alamy Stock Photo
Dorasan Station by Photo by calflier001/flickr
Dorasan Station by rabmsn (Atlas Obscura User)
Dorasan Station by Sommer Mathis
Dorasan Station by rabmsn (Atlas Obscura User)
Dorasan Station by Sommer Mathis
Dorasan Station by Sommer Mathis
Dorasan Station by Photo by calflier001/flickr
Dorasan Station by rabmsn (Atlas Obscura User)
Dorasan Station by Sommer Mathis
Dorasan Station by null
Dorasan Station by null
Dorasan Station by null
Dorasan Station by null
Dorasan Station by null
Dorasan Station by null
Dorasan Station by null
Dorasan Station by null
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