Gwangju Nam-gu 'Hyochon Station ~ Northernmost Dorasan Station' Unification Train Operation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] “Join the Nam-gu Unification Train carrying hopes for peace and unification on the Korean Peninsula, including a tour of the Demilitarized Zone.”

This October, the Unification Train will run once from Hyochon Station in Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, to Dorasan Station, located at the northernmost point.

On the 20th, Nam-gu announced, “To provide a place for peace education that makes the reality of the Korean Peninsula division tangible, we will operate a Unification Train traveling from Hyochon Station in Nam-gu to Dorasan Station in Paju, Gyeonggi Province on October 21,” adding, “We will recruit 300 passengers on a first-come, first-served basis.”

The application for the Unification Train is open to residents of Nam-gu who are interested in inter-Korean exchanges and unification.

Applications will be accepted on the Unification Train participant recruitment website from 9:00 AM on September 28 until 6:00 PM on September 30, and the recruitment may close early once 300 applicants are reached.

The participation fee is 80,000 KRW per person, which includes transportation, admission fees, and lunch and dinner boxed meals.

Residents boarding the Unification Train will gather at Hyochon Station Plaza at 6:30 AM on October 21, attend the departure ceremony, and then immediately board the train.

The train departs Hyochon Station at 7:00 AM and travels for about 5 hours and 30 minutes to arrive at Dorasan Station, the northernmost station. Passengers will disembark to visit the Dorasan Observatory and tour the Demilitarized Zone, where they can clearly view the northern land.

Additionally, various programs such as unification humanities lectures and cultural performances will be held on the train before arriving at Dorasan Station. A photo zone for SNS certification will be set up and operated around the middle car of the Unification Train.

A Nam-gu official stated, “To activate Hyochon Station in Nam-gu as the departure station for the Peace Train, we plan to continue this operation next year following this year’s inaugural run,” and added, “We hope that the unification hopes starting from the southern region will spread nationwide and become a stepping stone for establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula.”

Meanwhile, since the 7th local government administration, Nam-gu has been actively carrying out various projects, including inter-Korean exchange cooperation and training peace docents, to promote peace and unification on the Korean Peninsula.

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