[1] In 1997, passenger services resumed, which was largely credited to the growing popularity of a Korean drama, The Hourglass, which aired on television in 1995.

[1][5][6] The political crime series was considered one of the highest-rated TV productions in Korean drama history, and made locations, where the scenes were filmed, into popular tourist spots.

"[4][7] In 2012, there were more visitors than train passengers at the station, who paid a small entrance fee of 500 won, to walk along the tracks and take photos.

[11][6] Korail's hotel on wheels, the Rail Cruise Haerang, makes a stop at the station on its two-night, three-day Grand Tour of Korea itinerary.

[12] In 2007, Oleg Kiriyanovit of The Korea Times said, "It would probably be difficult to find a South Korean who does not know the Jeongdongjin Railway Station situated on the seashore of the East Sea.