Seoul Station

Infobox SMS station


caption=Seoul Station.
hangul=서울역
hanja=서울驛
rr=Seoul-yeok
mr=Sŏul-yŏk
line1=133
line4=426
otherlines=Gyeongbu Line Gyeongui Line
Gyeongbu Line (KTX)
type=Underground/Aboveground
screendoors=Installed (Line 1 only)
operator=Seoul Metro (Underground)
Korail (Aboveground: Rapid A platform)
opened=Start date|1900|07|08 (station)
August 15, 1974 (Line 1) October 18, 1985 (Line 4)
address=122, Bongnae-dong 2-ga
Jung-gu, Seoul
coordinates=coord|37|33|17|N|126|58|14|E|region:IT_type:railwaystation|dusplay=inline,title

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.

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.

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.

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.

Gallery

Seoul Railroad Station

Seoul Subway Station

ee also

*Transportation in South Korea
*Korail
*Korea Train Express