Photo Gallery Korean Détente
The South Korean train set off from Munsan station after fireworks and fanfare. Pictured are uniformed South Korean rail officials.
Selected North and South Korean passengers boarded the northern train at Kumgangsan station, in Mount Kumgang, North Korea.
The southern train, seen from the rear, enters the fortified Demilitarized Zone near Dorasan in Paju, South Korea.
The northern train crossed the border at Goseong, east of Seoul. The restored train lines have lifted hopes for reunification between the two Koreas.
A South Korean soldier watches the North Korean train at Goseong. The likelihood of regular train traffic is still low, however, since North Korea mistrusts outside influence.
Anti-North Korea protesters burned a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il near Munsan station in the south. They were against any softening of the South Korean line against the North.
A North Korean train driver looks out the window as he heads home.
