Cheorui Samgakji (The Iron Triangle Zone)
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| Address |
| Dongsong-eup, Cheolwon-gun, Gangwon-do |
| Description |
The Cheorui Samgakji is the area that connects Gimhwa, Pyeonggang and Cheolwon.
This area had the heaviest casualties during the Korean War with the Baekmagoji
Battle and Oseongsan Battle . The Cheorui Samgakji was prohibited to the public
after 1953 when the war concluded in an ceasefire, but the reality of the war
was slowly revealed starting from November 1989. The Cheorui Samgakji was the
headquarters and frontline of the North Korean Army. This area had the unique
natural advantage of being a difficult spot for Allied forces to attack, but an
easy spot for North Koreans to defend. At the old battlefields are the labor
headquarters, the 2nd tunnel and the remains of a train with a sign that reads
'The iron horse wants to run'. The Labor Headquarters, a Russian-style 3-story
building, was built by compulsory fund raising and labor mobilization. Many
people who were in the anticommunist movement were brought here and tortured and
killed. Behind the building remains of people, bullets and iron chains are still
being found today. This is also the spot where the 2nd tunnel, 108km north from
Seoul, made by North Koreans to invade South Korea. It is also known as the
gathering area of seasonal birds and is a popular bird watching spot.
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| Directions |
1. At Dongsong-eup, Sincheol-won, take the Sincheon-ri bound bus.
Get off in
front of Baekmagoji bus stop.
2. Taxi takes 15 min.
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| Information |
1. Battlefield Control Offices (Jeonjeok-gwan), Tel: +82-33-450-3129, 3577
(Kor)
2. All vehicles must drive under the lead of the guide.
Circumstances may change according to military conditions.
3. Admission ticket
Control Offices: closed every Tuesday.
4. Application time for Security Field
Trip: 09:30, 10:30, 13:00, 14:00
5. Security Field Trip:
Goseok-jeong
(Jeonejok-gwan) -> The 6th Control Office -> The 2nd Tunnel ->
Cheorui Samgakji
Observatory (Woljeongri-station) -> 5th Control Office
Total required time:
2hrs 30min ~ 3hrs 30min
6. Inquiries:
Apply for a tour 20 minutes prior at
at Goseok-jeong
(2nd floor information office, Jeonjeok-gwan).
Foreigners must
prepare passports and ID cards.
7. Admission Fee:
Adults(Age 20 and over): 1,500 won
Teenagers (Age 14-19): 1,200 won
Children (Age 3 and under):
800 won
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