Work on southern section of inter-Korean railway to resume soon: Seoul
Vice Unification Minister Kim Nam-jung said Tuesday construction will soon resume on the South Korean section of a railway line meant to link the two Koreas. He made the remarks during a seminar in Seoul, as the government seeks to restore the South Korean section of the Gyeongwon Line, which once connected Seoul and North Korea's eastern port city of Wonsan. The last stop now accessible on the…
Seoul's Vice Unification Minister Kim Nam-jung announced on Tuesday that work on the southern portion of the inter-Korean railway will soon recommence. During a seminar in the capital, Kim explained the government's efforts to restore the South Korean segment of the Gyeongwon Line, which once connected Seoul with North Korea's eastern port city of Wonsan.
The final stop currently accessible on the southern section is Baekmagoji, located in Gangwon Province, and the ministry intends to restart construction on the route between Baekmagoji and Woljeong-ri Station, the northernmost station on the South Korean side, situated close to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two nations.
Kim emphasized that the restoration project aims to create a pathway facilitating connections between the two Koreas. Earlier this year, the ministry presented its plans to the National Assembly, expressing that preparatory work would be undertaken within the current year, with construction resuming on the cross-border line in the following year. The restoration of the railway line commenced in 2015 but was halted in May 2016 following North Korea's decision to withdraw from the project.
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