[1] The stairway is accessible via a 5 minute walk from Exit 11 of Jungang Station on the Busan Metro Line 1.
The steps were originally around 25 m (82 ft) away from their current location; they were relocated at some point.
At some point, the stairs were made to be only about 1 m (3.3 ft) wide, as the surrounding residential area grew.
[3] During the 1950–1953 Korean War, refugees escaping the conflict formed a shanty town around the staircase.
It also served as a landmark that families would agree to meet at to reunify.