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Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
. The station is served by the Gyeongbu Line
Gyeongbu Line

The Gyeongbu Line is the most important railway line in South Korea and one of the oldest, constructed by Japan in 1905, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan....
, its high-speed counterpart
Gyeongbu Line (KTX)

The Gyeongbu High-speed Line is a Korean High-speed rail line between Siheung Station, Seoul and Jicheon Station, Chilgok, Gyeongsangbukdo in South Korea....
 and the Gyeongui Line
Gyeongui Line

The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. When opened in 1906 it linked Seoul in what is now South Korea to Pyongyang and Sinuiju in what is now North Korea....
, with frequent high-speed, express, and local services to various points in South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
.

station is the primary terminus for the KTX
Korea Train Express

The Korea Train eXpress is South Korea's high-speed rail system, which connects the capital Seoul to Busan and Mokpo. Operated by Korail, the train's technology is largely based on the French TGV system, and has a top speed of 350 km/h, limited to 300 km/h during regular service for safety....
 and express services to Busan
Busan Station

Busan Station is a train station in Busan, southeast South Korea, and is the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line which links Busan with Seoul and is the most important railway line in the country....
 and local service to Dorasan
Dorasan Station

Dorasan Station is a railroad station situated on the Gyeongui Line, which once connected North and South Korea and has now been restored. For several years the northernmost stop on the line was Dorasan Station, which is served by Tonggeun commuter trains....
. The station is also served by about a dozen trains per day on the Honam Line
Honam Line

The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul to Gwangju and Mokpo....
 and its express counterpart
Honam Line (KTX)

The Honam Line is the high-speed railway between Seoul and Mokpo in South Korea. There is also a spur line to Gwangju. From Seodaejeon Station south, however, trains use the normal Honam Line, so "high speed" travel is only reached between Gwangmyeong Station and Seodaejeon Station....
 to Gwangju
Gwangju Station

Gwangju Station is on South Korea high-speed KTX railway network, 353km south of Yongsan Station....
 and Mokpo
Mokpo

Mokpo is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Mokpo has frequent train service to Seoul and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea ....
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Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
. The station is served by the Gyeongbu Line
Gyeongbu Line

The Gyeongbu Line is the most important railway line in South Korea and one of the oldest, constructed by Japan in 1905, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan....
, its high-speed counterpart
Gyeongbu Line (KTX)

The Gyeongbu High-speed Line is a Korean High-speed rail line between Siheung Station, Seoul and Jicheon Station, Chilgok, Gyeongsangbukdo in South Korea....
 and the Gyeongui Line
Gyeongui Line

The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. When opened in 1906 it linked Seoul in what is now South Korea to Pyongyang and Sinuiju in what is now North Korea....
, with frequent high-speed, express, and local services to various points in South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
.

Services

The station is the primary terminus for the KTX
Korea Train Express

The Korea Train eXpress is South Korea's high-speed rail system, which connects the capital Seoul to Busan and Mokpo. Operated by Korail, the train's technology is largely based on the French TGV system, and has a top speed of 350 km/h, limited to 300 km/h during regular service for safety....
 and express services to Busan
Busan Station

Busan Station is a train station in Busan, southeast South Korea, and is the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line which links Busan with Seoul and is the most important railway line in the country....
 and local service to Dorasan
Dorasan Station

Dorasan Station is a railroad station situated on the Gyeongui Line, which once connected North and South Korea and has now been restored. For several years the northernmost stop on the line was Dorasan Station, which is served by Tonggeun commuter trains....
. The station is also served by about a dozen trains per day on the Honam Line
Honam Line

The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul to Gwangju and Mokpo....
 and its express counterpart
Honam Line (KTX)

The Honam Line is the high-speed railway between Seoul and Mokpo in South Korea. There is also a spur line to Gwangju. From Seodaejeon Station south, however, trains use the normal Honam Line, so "high speed" travel is only reached between Gwangmyeong Station and Seodaejeon Station....
 to Gwangju
Gwangju Station

Gwangju Station is on South Korea high-speed KTX railway network, 353km south of Yongsan Station....
 and Mokpo
Mokpo

Mokpo is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Mokpo has frequent train service to Seoul and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea ....
. The station used to be the terminus for all long-distance trains on the Gyeongbu
Gyeongbu Line

The Gyeongbu Line is the most important railway line in South Korea and one of the oldest, constructed by Japan in 1905, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan....
, Honam
Honam Line

The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul to Gwangju and Mokpo....
, Jeolla
Jeolla Line

The Jeolla Line is a railway line serving North Jeolla and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul to Yeosu....
, and Janghang
Janghang Line

The Janghang Line is a railway line serving South Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The line connects Cheonan to the railway junction city of Iksan....
 Lines, but in early 2004, the terminus for most Honam
Honam Line

The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul to Gwangju and Mokpo....
, Jeolla
Jeolla Line

The Jeolla Line is a railway line serving North Jeolla and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul to Yeosu....
, and Janghang Line
Janghang Line

The Janghang Line is a railway line serving South Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The line connects Cheonan to the railway junction city of Iksan....
 trains was moved to Yongsan
Yongsan Station

Yongsan Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. It is located in Yongsan-gu, and adjoins the Yongsan Electronics Market. The station is the terminus for high-speed and long-distance trains on a number of railway lines, including most trains on the Honam Line, its Honam Line , and all trains on the Janghang Line and Jeolla Li...
.

Seoul Station is also served by Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Subway Line 1

Seoul Subway Line 1-of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, aka Korea Nat'l Railroad-of Seoul Metropolitan Subway is an operation service system which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang via Suwon in the south....
 and Line 4
Seoul Subway Line 4

Seoul Subway Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Seoul National Capital Area....
.

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
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
 changed from Hanseong to Gyeongseong
Gyeongseong

Gyeongseong is a Sino-Korean vocabulary for "capital city," and was in occasional use to refer to Seoul throughout the Joseon Dynasty, having earlier referred to the capitals of Goryeo and Silla....
 ("Keijo" in Japanese
Japanese language

IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
), 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
Tokyo Station

is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, near the Kokyo grounds and the Ginza commercial district....
. The station was renamed "Seoul Station" in 1947. The station was expanded throughout the post-Korean War
Korean War

The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korea and South Korea regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953....
 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
      Korail

      Korea Railroad Corporation, promoted as Korail, is the national railroad operator in South Korea.Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea....
    • Address : 43-205, Dongja-dong, Yongsan-gu
      Yongsan-gu

      Yongsan-gu is a district of Seoul, South Korea. Its name means "Dragon Hill", derived from the hanja characters for dragon and hill/mountain . It sits to the North of the Han River under the shadow of Seoul Tower....
      , Seoul
      Seoul

      Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
       (1 Namdaemunno)
    • Platforms : 14


  • Seoul Metro Line 1 Seoul Station
    • Opening date : August 15, 1974
    • Operator : Seoul Metro
      Seoul Metro

      Seoul Metro is a public corporation which runs the Seoul Seoul Metropolitan Subway Lines 1 to 4.During 1970-2006, it was called Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation....
    • Address : Bongnaedong 2-ga, Jung-gu
      Jung-gu

      Jung-gu , or "Central District," is the name of a gu in several South Korean cities:*Jung-gu, Busan*Jung-gu, Daegu*Jung-gu, Daejeon*Jung-gu, Incheon...
      , Seoul
      Seoul

      Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
    • Platforms : 2, island
      Island platform

      An island platform on a railway is where a single Railway platform lies between two Rail trackss, serving both of them. Usually, the two tracks are on the same line, running in opposite directions....


  • Seoul Metro Line 4 Seoul Station
    • Opening date : October 18, 1985
    • Operator : Seoul Metro
      Seoul Metro

      Seoul Metro is a public corporation which runs the Seoul Seoul Metropolitan Subway Lines 1 to 4.During 1970-2006, it was called Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation....
    • Address : Dongja-dong, Yongsan-gu
      Yongsan-gu

      Yongsan-gu is a district of Seoul, South Korea. Its name means "Dragon Hill", derived from the hanja characters for dragon and hill/mountain . It sits to the North of the Han River under the shadow of Seoul Tower....
      , Seoul
      Seoul

      Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
    • Platforms : 2, island
      Island platform

      An island platform on a railway is where a single Railway platform lies between two Rail trackss, serving both of them. Usually, the two tracks are on the same line, running in opposite directions....


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


See also

  • Transportation in South Korea
    Transportation in South Korea

    Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services, and air routes that criss-cross the country....
  • Korail
    Korail

    Korea Railroad Corporation, promoted as Korail, is the national railroad operator in South Korea.Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea....
  • Korea Train Express
    Korea Train Express

    The Korea Train eXpress is South Korea's high-speed rail system, which connects the capital Seoul to Busan and Mokpo. Operated by Korail, the train's technology is largely based on the French TGV system, and has a top speed of 350 km/h, limited to 300 km/h during regular service for safety....