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GKL hosts DMZ rail tour to attract foreign visitors to Yeoncheon
GKL, Korail Networks and Yeoncheon County held a rail tour for foreign visitors on October 17 in Yeoncheon, South Korea.
The event introduced visitors to history and security sites near the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ.
Organizers expanded the tour beyond Seven Luck casino visitors to include foreign students and people travelling in connection with medical tourism.
Participants travelled from Seoul Station to Munsan by train, then visited Yeoncheon’s traditional market, the Taepung Observatory and Jaein Falls.
The tour connected regional businesses and attractions with visitor spending, including purchases of local food and products at the market.
Yeoncheon is described as at risk from population decline, and the event aims to support tourism and the local economy.
GKL says it will continue tourism projects that support regional communities.
Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) held a rail tour of the Demilitarized Zone area with Korail Networks and Yeoncheon County to attract foreign visitors.
The event aimed to introduce the area’s historical and security-related attractions and encourage tourism spending in Yeoncheon, a region facing population decline.
Participants included foreign students and visitors linked to K-medical tourism, expanding beyond visitors to GKL’s Seven Luck casinos.
The tour included Jeongok Traditional Market, Taepung Observatory and Jaingpokpo Falls.
- Who
- Grand Korea Leisure, Korail Networks and Yeoncheon County organized the tour for foreign visitors.
- What
- They held a DMZ rail tourism event to promote local attractions and tourism spending.
- When
- October 17; the event was announced on October 19, 2026.
- Where
- Participants traveled from Seoul Station via Munsan Station to Yeoncheon, including visits to Jeongok Traditional Market, Taepung Observatory and Jaingpokpo Falls.
- Why
- To introduce foreign visitors to DMZ-area attractions and support tourism in Yeoncheon, which faces population decline.
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GKL, Korail Networks and Yeoncheon County held the DMZ rail tourism event.
Participants visited Jeongok Traditional Market, Taepung Observatory and Jaingpokpo Falls.
Donga Ilbo reported that the event had taken place.
- Organizers
- GKL, Korail Networks and Yeoncheon County
- Event name
- Discover Korea’s Hidden Borderland
- Event edition
- Third
- Market visit
- Jeongok Traditional Market
- Observatory visit
- Taepung Observatory
- Natural attraction
- Jaingpokpo Falls, part of a UNESCO Global Geopark
What people are saying
We hope this event will introduce foreign tourists to Korea’s new attractions and provide local residents with a way to overcome the threat of regional extinction.