Seoul Station
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Seoul Station (Template:Korean) is a major railway station in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The station is served by the Korail Intercity Lines and the commuter trains of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.
ServicesEdit
KTXEdit
Seoul Station is the terminus of most KTX trains including:
- All trains along the Gyeongbu High Speed Line to Busan, Daejeon, Daegu, Pohang, Masan and Jinju.
- Some trains exclusively Honam High Speed Line and Jeolla lines to GwangjuSongjeong, Mokpo, Suncheon and Yeosu Expo.
- Almost all trains along the Gyeonggang line to Pyeongchang, Jinbu, Gangneung & Donghae; and
- All KTX trains operating along sections of the conventional Gyeongbu line.
Some KTX services operating along sections of the conventional Honam Line bound for GwangjuSongjeong, Mokpo and Yeosu Expo arrive and depart Yongsan Station.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ITX-SaemaeulEdit
Seoul Station is the terminus of all ITX-Saemaeul trains along the Gyeongbu and Gyeongjeon Lines to Busan, Daejeon, Daegu, Pohang, Masan and Jinju. ITX-Saemaeul trains on the Honam and Jeolla lines arrive and depart Yongsan Station. ITX-Saemaeul trains to the east of Korea serve Cheongnyangni Station.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Mugunghwa-hoEdit
Seoul Station is the terminus of all Mugunghwa-ho trains along the Gyeongbu and Gyeongjeon Lines to Busan, Daejeon, Daegu, Pohang, Masan and Jinju; along the and along the Chungbuk Line to Jecheon. Mugunghwa-ho trains on the Honam and Jeolla lines arrive and depart Yongsan Station. Mugunghwa-ho trains to the east of Korea serve Cheongnyangni Station.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Korail tourist trainsEdit
Seoul Station is the terminus of a number of Korail's tourist trains, including:
- The DMZ train to Dorasan and Baekmago<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The O-train which loops the centre of the peninsula via Jecheon, Buncheon and Cheoram<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The S-train to Yeosu<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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AREX Airport RailwayEdit
AREX operate two trains from Seoul Station. AREX Express trains run non-stop to Incheon Airport stopping only at Incheon Terminal 1 and Incheon Terminal 2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> AREX All-Stop trains are commuter style trains that stop 11 times, including at Seoul's Gimpo Airport.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AREX Express passengers have exclusive access to Seoul Station's City Air Terminal which allows passengers travelling on most Korean airlines from Incheon Airport to check bags and receive boarding passes before boarding the train. Access to the underground Airport Railroad Station and City Air Terminal is either from the central station concourse or via a dedicated drop off area and car park on the west side of the station.
Seoul SubwayEdit
Seoul Subway serves the station with GTX Line A, Line 1 and Line 4, and an hourly train on the Gyeongui–Jungang Line.
Around 2015, a large bus transfer center was built in front of the station's main entrance. It has about nine platforms that services different bus routes in Seoul. It is separated from the main roads with a barrier around the platforms. Yet having a rather complicated structure with many bus platforms, the transfer center is built in a simple manner as it is not a separate terminal building.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Station layoutEdit
KorailEdit
| ↑Sinchon |
| | | | | | | 1 | |
| Terminus |
| ↑ Sinchon |
| Seobu | | 14·13 | | 12·11 | | 10·9 | | 8·7 | | 6·5 | | 4·3 | | 2·1 | |
| Namyeong ↓ |
| Platform No. | Line | Train | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seoul Subway Gyeongui-Jungang Line | B Express·A Express·Local | Template:Plainlist |
| 1·2 | Seoul Subway Line 1 | Former Cheonan·Sinchang Express A | not in use |
| 3·12 | Mainline trains
Gyeongbu Line |
KTX·ITX-Saemaeul·Mugunghwa-ho | Template:Plainlist |
| 13·14 | Mainline trains
Gangneung Line |
KTX | Template:Plainlist |
AREXEdit
↑ Terminus ↑
| style="background-color: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|Local | style="background-color: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|Express |
Gongdeok ↓ / Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1 ↓
| Line | Train | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| ●AREX | Local Express |
Exit Only |
| ●AREX | Local | Template:Plainlist |
| ●AREX | Express | Template:Plainlist |
- Platform numbers are not assigned; instead, platforms are classified as "express" or "local"
Platform layout (AREX)Edit
| AREX platform level | Eastbound local | ← AREX Local Alighting passengers only |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Westbound local | Template:0 AREX Local toward Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2 (Gongdeok) → | |
| Express | Template:0 AREX Express toward Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2 (Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1) → | |
| ← AREX Express Alighting passengers only | ||
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Seoul MetroEdit
| Platform | Line | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| Line 1 Platform | ||
| To Sinchang / Incheon | ●Line 1 | Template:Plainlist |
| To Yeoncheon | ●Line 1 | Template:Plainlist |
| Line 4 Platform | ||
| To Jinjeop | ●Line 4 | Template:Plainlist |
| To Oido | ●Line 4 | Template:Plainlist |
Platform layout (Seoul Metro)Edit
| Line 1 platforms | Southbound | Template:0 Template:Rcb toward Incheon, Sinchang or Template:Stn (Namyeong) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Northbound | ← Template:Rcb toward Yeoncheon, Template:Stn or Template:Stn (City Hall) | |
| Line 4 platforms | Northbound | ← Template:Rcb toward Jinjeop (Hoehyeon) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Southbound | Template:0 Template:Rcb toward or Oido (Sookmyung Women's Univ.) → | |
- Seoul station line 1.jpg
The Seoul Subway Line 1 platforms in July 2006, before interior refurbishment and platform screen doors retrofit
- 서울역 내부 (1999.11).jpg
Transfer passage to Line 1 (November 1999)
- 서울역 내부 (1999.11) - 2.jpg
Transfer passage to Line 4 (November 1999)
HistoryEdit
The former Seoul station, Namdaemun Station, started operating in a 33 m2 (10 pyeong) wooden building in July 1900 with the extension of the Gyeongin Line north of the Han River. The Gyeongbu Line opened in 1905, and the Gyeongui Line opened in 1921 – both lines connecting to the station. The construction of the current "Old Seoul Station" began on June 1, 1922, and was finished on September 30, 1925.<ref name="284 History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1923, the station reverted to the name "Gyeongseong Station," when the name of the city of Seoul changed from Hanseong to Gyeongseong ("Keijō" in Japanese).
The station was renamed "Seoul Station" on November 1, 1947. The station was expanded throughout the post-Korean War era; the Southern Annex of Seoul Station was completed on December 30, 1957, and the Western Annex was completed on February 14, 1969. In 1975, the Korea National Railroad's office moved from Seoul Station to the new West Annex office. A raised walkway connecting the Seoul Station and the West Annex was completed in 1977, and Korea's first privately funded station was erected in 1988 in time for the Seoul Olympics. In 2004, a new terminal adjacent to the existing one was completed to coincide with the introduction of KTX high-speed rail service.<ref name="284 History" />
Old Seoul StationEdit
The old Seoul Station (Template:Ko-hhrm, literally meaning "old Seoul Station building"), also known as "Culture Station Seoul 284" (Template:Ko-hhrm), originally named Keijō (Gyeongseong) station and designed by Tsukamoto Yasushi of Tokyo Imperial University, was finished in November 1925. This red brick building, designed in an eclectic style, features a Byzantine-style central dome and a centralized and symmetrical layout.<ref name="Station">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The floor of the Central Hall on the ground floor was covered with granite and the walls were covered with man-made stone. The wooden floor inside the building's VIP Lounge was covered with birch wood and a western style restaurant was located on the 2nd floor.<ref name="284 History" />
On September 25, 1981, the old station was designated as Historic Site 284.<ref name="284 History" /> A restoration project of the old station began in September 2007 to "transform the former Seoul Station, which had lost its functionality as a train station since the opening of the new KTX station, into a premier national multidisciplinary cultural facility". On the same year, the management was transferred from the Cultural Heritage Administration to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. After the design for former Seoul Station's remodeling was developed in 2009, the remodeling construction began.<ref name="284 Intro">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On August 9, 2011, the station was reopened as a culture complex with its original exterior, after a two-year restoration project by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the state-run Korea Craft and Design Foundation (KCDF).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On April 2, 2012, "Culture Seoul Station 284" was officially launched "as a space for diverse artistic and cultural creation and exchange". The official name, which combines the station's historic, spatial, and urban symbolisms, was selected through a national open call. By combining the notion of a cultural space with the old Seoul Station's historic site number 284, the name aims to embody the concepts of preserving its appearance and value as a historic site while simultaneously cultivating the meaning of the station as a place of various cultural intersections. The restored station is a 9,202m2 building with two stories above ground and one story below ground level.<ref name="284 Intro" /> The former station, before the renovation, has the main lobby, a waiting room, and a VIP room on the first floor, and a barber shop and restaurants on the second floor. Post-renovation, the first floor contains a venue for performances, exhibitions and events, and a multipurpose hall on the floor above.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
GalleryEdit
- Seoul Station and Hangang-daero.jpg
Seoul station and former Daewoo Group headquarters building
- Q20415 Seoul A01.JPG
AREX Seoul station sign
- Seoul-metro-426-Seoul-station-platform-20181122-173020.jpg
Station Platform (Line 4)
- Seoul Station Train Tracks at Night.jpg
The KTX's platform at midnight
- Old-Seoul-station-20181122-072336.jpg
Old Seoul Station
- Keijo Station under construction, 1924-10 (platform).jpg
Construction of the original station in 1924
- 20241230 GTX-A 서울역 역명판.jpg
GTX-A Seoul station sign
- 20241230 GTX-A 서울역 승강장.jpg
Station Platform (GTX-A)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Seoul Station introduction (KTX Cyber Station)
- Seoul Station introduction (Incheon International Airport Railroad Homepage)
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