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Chorangjin Destination Guide

Discover Chorangjin in South Korea

Chorangjin in the region of Gyeonggi is a town located in South Korea - some 25 mi or ( 40 km ) North-West of Seoul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chorangjin

Local time in Chorangjin is now 02:05 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Busan, and Hojitsusen-ri. When in this area, you might want to check out Daejeon . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chorangjin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Into the North...

9:46 min by Steve Miller
Views: 17824 Rating: 4.56

I travel on a tour into the DMZ, the Demilitarized Zoned. As an active theater of engagement, there are several restrictions as to when and where you may take pictures. It was a great experience and I ..

Korea Travel (200901) 2 - 韓国旅行記 軍事境界線ツアー

1:57 min by masarukamikura
Views: 7302 Rating: 3.22

韓国軍事境界線ツアー。Dorasan Station Seoul DMZ tour ..


The train for the Unification

7:00 min by kanchi1979
Views: 5707 Rating: 4.43

To Just before DMZ From South Korea. When does the departure signal of union become go sign?? Note: South Korean Zone: Imjingang sta. to Dorasan sta. North Korean Zone: Railway closed. ..

Korean DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) - episode 3

2:40 min by pab00004
Views: 5383 Rating: 3.00

June 2010. A short video of the DMZ I put together using mostly my own material. Three photos were taken by someone else - inside the tunnel is from eng.gg.go.kr the flagpole is by Mike Connolly and C ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Imjingang Station

Imjingang station is one of the stations along Gyeongui Line, and it has trains to Seoul Station via Ilsan every hour between 6am and mid-night. It was the northernmost station in Gyeongui Line before Dorasan Station opened. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|53|17.57|N|126|44|49.50|E|source:kowiki_region:KR |primary |name= }} There are 18 stops between Seoul Station and Imjingang.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.89 126.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Railway stations in South Korea

Uncheon Station

Uncheon Station is a railway station on Gyeongui Line.

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Located at 37.88 126.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Railway stations in South Korea

Dorasan Station

Dorasan Station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui Line, which once connected North and South Korea and has now been restored. For several years the northernmost stop on the line was Dorasan Station, which is served by Tonggeun commuter trains. On December 11, 2007, freight trains began traveling north past Dorasan Station into North Korea, taking materials to the Kaesong Industrial Region, and returning with finished goods.

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Located at 37.90 126.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: North Korea–South Korea border crossings, Railway stations in South Korea

Dora Observatory

Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of Dorasan (Mount Dora), the observatory looks across the Demilitarized Zone. It is the part of South Korea closest to the North. Visitors can catch a rare glimpse of the reclusive North Korean state through binoculars from the 304 square feet, 500-person capacity observatory.

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Located at 37.91 126.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Korean Demilitarized Zone

Munsan Station

Munsan Station is a railway station on Gyeongui Line, and the northern terminus of the metro line with the same name. It is notable for being the closest station on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway to the border with North Korea, only a few kilometers away.

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Located at 37.85 126.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Railway stations in South Korea, Seoul subway stations