This railway played a major role before Gwangju sprawled out. What we call ‘downtown’, Chungjangro(충장로) and Geumnamro(금남로) used be very center of Gwnagju. From there Pureun Gil is a 15-minutes’ walk. As Gwangju expanded in size, the railway became a barrier between the houses facing one another, as well as for commuters who drive cars. The railway became a hotly debated issue and, finally, turned into Pureun Gil.

 Many citizens around this area have contributed or planted trees on Korean Arbor Day, 5th of April. Some organizations built plenty of benches along the way. Before the Pureun Gil project was done, with its 8meter-wide path, some people doubted its usage and wondered if it could be a park where locals visit and come into use. Now every day, this path is full of people in school uniforms, men in suit, halmonis(grandmothers), and ajumas(married, old ladies) in black caps and long wristlets doing power-walking. It surely plays a practical role and has improved the rate of green space in Gwangju.

Once a burden of city and slums, now, turned into a gathering place for locals. Still we have couple of sections left to cover, we expect to see another union and harmony between the old railway and the people around it who had to bear and endure its thunder-like sounds.