Iron Triangle Battlefield 철의삼각전적지
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The Iron Triangle Battlefield is the area that connects Gimhwa, Pyeonggang and Cheorwon. This area had the highest number of casualties during the Korean War with the Baekmagoji Battle and Oseongsan Battle. The Iron Triangle Battlefield was prohibited to the public after 1953 when the war ended in a ceasefire. Yet the reality of the war only began surfacing from November 1989.
The Iron Triangle Battlefield was the headquarters and frontline of the North Korean Army. This area had the unique natural advantage of being a difficult target for Allied forces to attack, but remained an easy area 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 here during the anticommunist movement were later tortured and killed. Behind the building remains of people, bullets and iron chains can still be found even to this day.
This is also the area where the 2nd tunnel, 108km north from Seoul, was made by North Koreans who were planning to invade South Korea. It is also known as the gathering area of seasonal birds and is a popular bird-watching spot.
Utilization information
・Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-33-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
•For more info +82-33-450-5558
・Closed : Closed on Tuesdays, New Year’s Day, Children’s Day, Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
Tour Course Information
* From Goseokjeong Land
Goseokjeong Land - The 2nd Underground Tunnel - Cheorwon Peace Observatory (monorail included) – Cheorwon Durumi Hall (Crane Pavilion)•Woljeong-ri Station – Nodongdangsa (The Labor Party Building)
* From Baengmagoji Station
Baengma Station – Daema-ri Sentry Post – The 2nd Underground Tunnel – Woljeong-ri Station – Nodongdangsa (The Labor Party Building) – Baengma Station
*Victory Observatory
Ticketing booth of Victory Observatory in Mahyeon-ri – Victory Observatory – Ticketing booth of Victory Observatory
Admission Fees
Adults (ages 19 and above) 2,000 won / Teenagers (13-18) 1,500 won / Children (ages 7-12) 1,000 won
Group (30 people or more)
Adults (ages 19 and above) 1,500 won / Teenagers (13-18) 1,000 won / Children (ages 7-12) 800 won
Access
[Bus]
1. From Suyu-ri Bus Terminal (Suyu-ri Station, Seoul Subway Line 4, Exit 4 ), walk straight until you see the KB bank and turn left, take the bus bound for Dongsong (travel time: about 1 hour 40 min) and get off at Dongsong Bus Stop. Transfer to the bus bound for Goseokjeong and get off at Goseokjeong Bus Stop. (travel time: about 15-min).
2. From Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus bound for Sincheorwon.
- From Sincheorwon, take a taxi to the Iron Triangle Battlefield (travel time: about 15-min)
Dongsong-eup ~ Cheorwon-eup, Cheorwon-gun, Kangwon-do
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