Dorasan Station
Dorasan Station is a railway station in Paju, Gyeonggi. Dorasan Station is situated nearby to Dorasan Peace Park, as well as near the border checkpoint Gyeongui Line Inter-Korean Transit Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorasan and Dorasan Observatory.
Dorasan
Railway station
Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dorasan station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui–Jungang Line, which formerly connected North Korean and South Korean rail systems and has since been restored.
Dorasan Observatory
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: 책읽는달팽, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of Dorasan in Paju, the observatory provides scenic views across the Demilitarized Zone. Dorasan Observatory is situated 1¼ km north of Dorasan Station.
Tunnel Number 3
Photo: Josh Berglund, CC BY 2.0.
The Third Tunnel of Aggression is one of four known tunnels under the border between North Korea and South Korea, extending south of Panmunjom. Tunnel Number 3 is situated 2 km northwest of Dorasan Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daeseong-dong and Kijong-dong.
Daeseong-dong
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km from the city of Kaesong, North Korea. Daeseong-dong is situated 6 km northwest of Dorasan Station.
Kijong-dong
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Kijong-dong is situated 7 km northwest of Dorasan Station.
Panmunjeom
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea. It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.
Dorasan Station
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.89862° or 37° 53′ 55″ northLongitude
126.70988° or 126° 42′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8Q98VPX5+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 181444733OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_station
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In Other Languages
“Dorasan Station” goes by many names.
- Korean: “도라산역”
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Notable Places Nearby
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