Munsan Station

For the station in Munsan, Jinju, South Gyeongsang, see Nammunsan station.

K335 문산 Munsan
Korean name
Hangul	문산역
Hanja	汶山驛
Revised Romanization	Munsannyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Munsannyŏk
General information
Location	17-550 Munsan-ri Munsan-eup, Paju-si Gyeonggi-do[1]
Coordinates	37°51′16″N 126°47′17″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongui–Jungang Line
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Bus routes	9710 9710-1 7700 11 11-1-1 11-2 22 22-1 22-2 92 92-1 93 93-1 93-2 93-3 93-4 93-5 93-6 93-7 93-8 93-9 93-10 93-11 93-12 93-13 93-14 95 021 051A 051A(행복) 051B 051B(행복) 053 053-1 054-1 054-2 054-3 054-4 054-5 054-6 054-7 054-8 058A 058A(임진각) 058B 058B(임진각)
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	April 4, 1906[1]
Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Terminus Gyeongui–Jungang Line Paju towards Jipyeong or Seoul Gyeongui–Jungang Line Gyeongui Express Geumchon towards Yongmun Gyeongui–Jungang Line Jungang Express Paju towards Yongmun Gyeongui–Jungang Line Gyeongui Express Line Geumchon towards Seoul Uncheon towards Imjingang Gyeongui–Jungang Line Munsan–Imjingang Shuttle Service Terminus Preceding station Following station Uncheon towards Dorasan DMZ Train West (Suspended service) Seoul Terminus

Munsan Station (Korean: 문산역) is a railway station on the Gyeongui–Jungang Line. It is notable for being the closest station on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway to the border with North Korea that is open for passenger service, only a few kilometers away.^[2]

History

On March 18, 2007, a train from Munsan Station entered North Korea for the first time since 1951 under South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung.^[3] Members of the opposition Grand National Party criticized the event as a political stunt.^[4]

Services

As a regular railway station it is an interim stop between Dorasan Station in the Demilitarised Zone and Seoul Station.^[5] The tourist train between Seoul and the DMZ Border is currently not in operation, due to concerns about the spread of the outbreak of African swine fever.^[6]

The Gyeongui–Jungang Line (Munsan–Imjingang) extension opened on March 28, 2020.^{[citation needed]}

Station layout

L2 Platforms	Platform 6	→ DMZ Train toward Dorasan (Uncheon) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 5	← DMZ Train toward Seoul (Neunggok)
	Platform 4	→ Gyeongui–Jungang Line Alighting Passengers Only → → Gyeongui–Jungang Line toward Imjingang (Uncheon) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 3	→ Gyeongui–Jungang Line Alighting Passengers Only → → Gyeongui–Jungang Line toward Imjingang (Uncheon) →
	Platform 2	← Gyeongui–Jungang Line toward Jipyeong (Paju)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 1	← Gyeongui–Jungang Line toward Jipyeong (Paju)

L1 Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs

G

Street level

Exit

References

1. 문산역 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
2. "Subway". Visit Seoul. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
3. Sang-Hun, Choe (2007-05-18). "North and South Send Trains Across the Korean Frontier". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
4. Sang-Hun, Choe (2007-05-17). "Korean Train Crossing Seen as Sign of Progress". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
5. "Train to Dorasan Station in DMZ resumes". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
6. ""[공지] DMZ-train(용산↔도라산) 운행조정 알림"" [DMZ-train (Yongsan↔Dorasan) operation adjustment notice] (in Korean). October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

External links

• (in Korean) Station information from Korail