Here is another way for visitors to explore the DMZ area north of Seoul:
A DMZ train run by Korea Railroad Corp., or Korail. (Yonhap)
On a cold, snowy day earlier this week, diverse groups of people hopped aboard a special train at Seoul Station.
They headed to a place emblematic of South Korea’s hope for the “end of separation and the beginning of unification” on the peninsula.
“This train is bound for a civilian-restricted area,” a train attendant announced shortly after departure. “All passengers must fill out an application form, with passports or other identification cards checked.”
She was referring to the train’s final destination, a stone’s throw away from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a no man’s land which has served as the inter-Korean border for more than six decades. [Yonhap]
You can read more details about the DMZ train at the link, but it goes to the observatory at Dorasan Station and there is a monorail connection that takes visitors to the 3rd North Korean infiltration tunnel.
