Ulsan Station

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For the station named Ulsan Station until October 31, 2010, see Taehwagang Station.

Coordinates: 35°33′07″N 129°08′18″E / 35.55189°N 129.13837°E / 35.55189; 129.13837

Ulsan Station

Korean name
Hangul	울산역
Hanja	蔚山驛
Revised Romanization	Ulsan-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Ulsan yŏk
Station statistics
Address	177, Ulsanyeok-ro, Samnam-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan Republic of Korea
Line(s)	Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Opened	November 1, 2010
Operator	Korail Busan-Gyeongnam Regional HQ
Traffic

Passengers (2013.04)	12732 per day^[1] 9.8%

Ulsan Station (Tongdosa) is a South Korean high speed rail station located in Samnam-myeon, Ulju-gun. It is on Gyeongbu High Speed Railway and named Ulsan Station with subname Tongdosa, which is located in Yangsan, nearer than downtown Ulsan from the station. The existing Ulsan Station in Samsan-Dong, Nam-gu has been renamed to Taehwagang Station.^[2]

History

The Ulsan Station had not planned for second phase of Gyeongbu HSR, although Ulsan is one of the metropolitan cities. But with constant civil petitions, President Roh Moo-hyun appealed positive reaction,^[3] and the station was added to the plan from November 14, 2003. In result, it became the most successful case of second phase of Gyeongbu HSR.

Subname dispute

The subname of Ulsan Station is Tongdosa, the temple located in Yangsan, not Ulsan. Some Christians didn't agree with the subname, arguing that it is a religious problem. But the Korail made a vote, resulted 7 of 9 committee agreed with the 'Tongdosa' subname. Nonetheless, the subname had not been displayed in the station until 2012.

Unauthorized railroad switch

Station layout

↑ Singyeongju
２			１
Busan/Bujeon ↓

Platform No.	Line	Train	Destination
1	Gyeongbu HSR	KTX	For Busan
2	Gyeongbu HSR	KTX	For Dongdaegu·Osong·Daejeon·Seoul

References

KTX lines and services

Infrastructure

High-speed lines	Gyeongbu Line Honam Line Suseo Line

Conventional lines upgraded for KTX	Gyeongbu Line Honam Line Gyeongui Line Gyeongjeon Line Jeolla Line Arex Line Donghae Nambu Line

KTX
services

Gyeongbu

normal HSR route	Haengsin Seoul Gwangmyeong Cheonan–Asan Osong Daejeon Gimcheon–Gumi Dongdaegu Singyeongju Ulsan Busan

via Daegu–Busan on conventional Line	Haengsin Seoul Gwangmyeong Cheonan–Asan Osong Daejeon Gimcheon–Gumi Dongdaegu Gyoengsan Miryang Gupo Busan

via Seoul–Daejeon on conventional Line	Seoul Yeongdeungpo Suwon Daejeon Gimcheon–Gumi Dongdaegu Singyeongju Ulsan Busan

Honam

via Daejeonjochajang-Mokpo on conventional Line	Haengsin Yongsan Gwangmyeong Cheonan–Asan Osong Seodaejeon Gyeryong Nonsan Iksan Gimje Jeongeup Jangseong (Gwangju)* Gwangju Songjeong Naju Mokpo

Suseo HSR-Honam HSR route (Under Construction)	Suseo Dongtan Jije Cheonan–Asan Osong Namgongju Iksan Jeongeup Gwangju Songjeong Imseong-ri, Mokpo (2014)

Gyeongjeon

Jeolla

* denotes on Gwangju Line

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