With Washington and Pyongyang talking over its head, Seoul is rebooting a border railway to keep its lonely diplomacy on track
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 2:44pm, 22 Aug 2026Near the heavily fortified frontier dividing the Korean peninsula, the abandoned Woljeong-ri station is being recast as a symbol of South Korea’s hopes to reconcile with the North.
A turbulent few days have raised doubts about the role of South Korea in any diplomatic push, despite President Lee Jae Myung’s dovish line on the North since taking power last year.
