DPRK Olympic team to cross border by land route

But the agreement reached during the third round of meeting by two vice-ministers in Panmunjom truce village did not confirm whether the athletes will go by rail or road.

The Gyeongui Line was opened in 1906 and closed after the Korean War (1950-53). In 2007, the route reopened for historic trail run with trains crossing the military demarcation line before being closed again in 2008 as the inter-Korean relationship deteriorated.

But the route on the ROK side, departure from Seoul to the border with DPRK, has been under operation with a DMZ train shuttling back and forth since August 2014, which may be taken by the DPRK Olympic delegation.