Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village

Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village is the name given to the village surrounding the 2.5km railway line that was completed in 1944 in Gyeongam-dong, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do, connecting the Paper Korea factory and Gunsan Station. The name originated from the administrative district where the village is located, so the village formed along the railroad was called Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village. People began to gather and live around the railroad, which was opened in 1944 during the Japanese colonial period, forming a neighborhood, and the village was fully established in the 1970s. Although trains no longer run, the railroad tracks remain, making it a tourist attraction in Gunsan that evokes modern memories.

The Gyeongam-dong Railroad was first opened in 1944 during the Japanese colonial period to transport newsprint materials. Until the mid-1950s, it was called 'Bukseon Paper Railway', until the early 1970s 'Goryeo Paper Railway', and thereafter 'Sedae Paper Line' or 'Sepung Railway'. After the Sepung Group went bankrupt, it was renamed after the new acquiring company and is now called 'Paper Korea Line'.