Seoul Station

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Seoul Station
Seoul Station.
Korean name
Hangul	서울역
Hanja	서울驛
Revised Romanization	Seoul-yeok
McCune-Reischauer	Sŏul-yŏk
Station information
Subway line/station #	Line 1 (133) Line 4 (426)
Other rail lines	Gyeongbu Line Gyeongui Line Gyeongbu Line (KTX)
Station type	Underground/Aboveground
Screen Doors	Installed (Line 1 only)
Operator	Seoul Metro (Underground) Korail (Aboveground: Rapid A platform)
Opened	July 8, 1900 (station) August 15, 1974 (Line 1) October 18, 1985 (Line 4)
Address	122, Bongnae-dong 2-ga Jung-gu, Seoul

Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. The station is served by the Gyeongbu Line, its high-speed counterpart and the Gyeongui Line, with frequent high-speed, express, and local services to various points in South Korea.

[edit] Services

The station is the primary terminus for the KTX and express services to Busan and local service to Dorasan. The station is also served by about a dozen trains per day on the Honam Line and its express counterpart to Gwangju and Mokpo. The station used to be the terminus for all long-distance trains on the Gyeongbu, Honam, Jeolla, and Janghang Lines, but in early 2004, the terminus for most Honam, Jeolla, and Janghang Line trains was moved to Yongsan.

Seoul Station is also served by Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 4.

[edit] History

The station opened in 1900 as "Gyeongseong Station" and was renamed "Namdaemun Station" in 1905, due to its proximity to Namdaemun. In 1910, the name of the city of Seoul changed from Hanseong to Gyeongseong ("Keijo" in Japanese), and the station reverted to the name "Gyeongseong Station" in 1915.

The old Keijo Station Building, designed by Tsukamoto Yasushi of Tokyo Imperial University, was finished in 1925. This red brick building resembles Tokyo Station Building. The station was renamed "Seoul Station" in 1947. The station was expanded throughout the post-Korean War era, and a new adjacent terminal was completed in 2004 in time for the new KTX high-speed rail service.

[edit] General information

• Korail Seoul Station
  • Opening date : July 8, 1900
  • Operator : Korail
  • Address : 43-205, Dongja-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul (1 Namdaemunno)
  • Platforms : 14

• Seoul Metro Line 1 Seoul Station
  • Opening date : August 15, 1974
  • Operator : Seoul Metro
  • Address : Bongnaedong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
  • Platforms : 2, island

• Seoul Metro Line 4 Seoul Station
  • Opening date : October 18, 1985
  • Operator : Seoul Metro
  • Address : Dongja-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
  • Platforms : 2, island

• A'REX Seoul Station
  • Opening date : December 2009 (planned)
  • Operator : Airport Express Co.

[edit] Gallery

[edit] Seoul Railroad Station

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Seoul Station

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Ticket office and information centre	Inside Seoul station	View from the second floor	Inside Seoul station
Station nameplate	Ticket barrier	Ticket barrier	View on train station platforms

[edit] Seoul Subway Station

Subway station nameplate

Subway station line 1 platform

Subway station line 1 platform

Subway station line 4 platform

[edit] See also

• Transportation in South Korea
• Korail
• KTX

Coordinates: 37°33′17″N, 126°58′14″E