DMZ tour train runs with hope for peace

SEOUL - Bustling Seoul Station in the Republic of Korea's capital was as busy as usual.

Tens of passengers, including some foreign tourists, stood on a platform waiting for the DMZ Train, a special line which runs once a day from Wednesday to Sunday. Passengers are on their way to a firsthand look of the Demilitarized Zone, the fortified dividing line between the two countries on the Korean Peninsula.

With a round-trip ticket in their hands, the passengers caught the three-car train at 10:15 am on Feb 20, exactly a week before the second summit between Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and US President Donald Trump.