Jeongdongjin: Where Trains Meet the Sea – A Solo Traveler’s Coastal Meditation"** 🚞🌊

#summervacay ### **Why Visit?** This **ocean-hugging station** (Guinness World Record for closest to the sea) offers: ✔ **Sunrise views** from Korea’s most famous rail platform ✔ **Ship-shaped hotel** and abandoned beach attractions ✔ **Coastal walking trails** with crashing wave soundtracks ✔ **Time travel vibes** – Frozen in 1990s nostalgia --- ### **Must-Do Solo Experiences** ### **1. Sunrise Rituals** - **4:30AM Platform Gathering**: Join photographers awaiting first light - **Hourglass Park**: Giant sand timer marking New Year’s countdown - **"Train to the Sky"** sculpture – Optical illusion shot ### **2. Abandoned Wonders** - **SS Jeongdongjin Ship Hotel**: Explore its eerie decks (¥5,000) - **Defunct Amusement Park**: Retro Ferris wheel by the shore - **Concrete Poetry Road**: Poems carved into coastal rocks ### **3. Coastal Walks** - **Jukdo Beach**: Pebble beach with sea glass treasures - **Jumunjin Breakwater**: Dramatic wave crashes (30-min north) --- ### **Solo Traveler Hacks** 🚆 **Getting There**: - From Seoul: **KTX to Gangneung** (2hrs) → **Local train to Jeongdongjin** (25 mins) 📍 **Station Address**: 432-1 Jeongdongjin-ri, Gangneung-si ⏰ **Best Time**: - **Weekday mornings** (empty platforms) - **December 31st** for epic sunrise New Year’s event 📸 **Photo Tips**: - **Long exposure** of waves hitting train tracks - **Silhouette selfies** against the ship hotel --- ### **Local Flavors** ☕ **Platform Cafe**: Sea-view Americanos 🍜 **Jumunjin Fish Market**: Spicy squid noodle soup 🍶 **Gangwon Makgeolli**: Cloudy rice brew --- ### **Why Perfect for Solo Travelers?** ✅ **Safe & walkable** coastal paths ✅ **Easy to meet** fellow sunrise chasers ✅ **Time for reflection** – The ocean does the talking **"Jeongdongjin doesn’t just stop trains—it halts time itself, letting you linger where steel tracks dissolve into sea foam."** --- ### **#jeongdongjin #solokorea #coastalvibes #sunrisespot #abandonedplaces #traintravel** **Would you visit for the sunrise or the eerie ship hotel?** 🌅⚓ Tag your pick!