Baengmagoji station is a railway station on the

Gyeongwon Line The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. The line is operated by Korail. The name of the line came from ''Gyeongseong'' (Seoul) and ''Wonsan'', the original terminus of the line, in what is now ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. The station opened on 20 November 2012. This station is named after Baengmagoji, the site where the

Battle of White Horse The Battle of White Horse ( ko, 백마고지 전투 or Baengma-goji, ), was a battle during the Korean War hill in the Iron Triangle, formed by Pyonggang at its peak and Gimhwa-eup and Cheorwon-eup at its base, a strategic transportation route ...

took place in 1952, during the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

History

* 4 December 2007: the restoration work of the Gyeongwon Line between Sintan-ri station and this station was commenced. * 20 November 2012: the station opened with 7-8 Tonggeun train services every day. * 14 April 2014: the station began to be served by 11 Tonggeun trains every day. * 1 August 2014:

DMZ Train DMZ Train (aka Peace Train) ) is a South Korean excursion train operated by Korail. The train began operations in 2014 and transports tourists from Seoul to train terminals closest to the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Overview The first train ope ...

started to operate on the Gyeongwon Line with Baengmagoji station as the terminus. * 5 August 2015: the groundbreaking ceremony for the restoration work of the Gyeongwon Line from Baengmagoji to Woljeong-ri was held at the station. * June 2016: the restoration work towards Woljeong-ri was halted. * 2 July 2018: track improvement work began on the Gyeongwon Line between Yeoncheon and Baengmagoji stations. Therefore the Commuter Train and DMZ Train were cut back to Yeoncheon. * 1 April 2019: Services suspended due to the construction.

Gallery

File:Le monument de la gare de Baekmagoji.jpg, White Horse memorial statue File:The northernmost point of Gyeongwon line at Baengmagoji.jpg, The northernmost point of Gyeongwon line at Baengmagoji File:Baengmagoji Station 3.JPG, Baengmagoji station sign

Nearby places

* Battle of White Horse memorial

External links

* Railway stations in Gangwon Province, South Korea Railway stations opened in 2012 Cheorwon County {{SouthKorea-railstation-stub