Commuter Train from South Korea’s most Northern Railhead to Resume Service

Last month Korail announced that commuter trains from Shintan-ri(신탄리) to Dongducheon(동두천) would begin operating again from the 21st of March after restoring the Choseong Bridge in Yeoncheon. The bridge was washed away by 637㎜ of torrential rain in July last year, cutting off several northern stations on the Gyeongwon Line (경원선) from the rail network including Shintan-ri, Yeoncheon(연천) and Hantangang(한탄강).  Shintan-ri Station is South Korea’s most northern rail terminus in use and lies just several kilometres south of the DMZ. Read more of this post