제2땅굴

2nd Infiltration Tunnel - The 2nd Tunnel

Useful Information

Location:	Gwangsam-ri, Cheorwon-eup, Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do. (38.3095446, 127.3112641)
Open:	MAR to OCT Mon, Wed-Sun 9:30, 10:30, 13, 14:30. NOV to FEB Mon, Wed-Sun 9:30, 10:30, 13, 14. Closed 01-JAN, Children’s day, Lunar New Year, Korean Thanksgiving day. [2023]
Fee:
Classification:	Cave Church
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:	L=3.5 km, W=2 m, H=2.4 m.
Guided tours:
Photography:	not allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	2nd Infiltration Tunnel, Gwangsam-ri, Cheorwon-eup, Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do. Iron Triangle Battlefield Tourism Office, Tel: +82-33-450-5558~9.
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History

19-MAR-1975

second tunnel discovered.

Description

제2땅굴 (2nd Infiltration Tunnel) is 3.5 km long, 2.4 km on North Korean side and 1.1 km on South Korean side. With a height of 2.4 m and a width of 2 m it would have allowed 30,000 heavily armed troops per hour. A South Korean military watchman heard an explosion underground while on guard and became suspicious.

The 2nd Tunnel was closed for tourists for many years, but is now again open for special tours. Unlike the others it is visited by foot. It is entered down a steep tunnel with a long staircase, which was built by the South Koreans to get to the tunnel.

As far as we understand the tunnels 2, 3 and 4 are equipped for public tours. On one hand there are comments on the web which say that one tunnel is the only one which is open to the public, on the other hand there are blog posts of visits for all three. As far as we understand, tunnel 3 is visited by full day and half day trips from Seoul. Tunnel 2 is open only for special tours, and probably only for South Koreans. Tunnel 4 is open for individual South Koreans and for foreigners on tours.