Iksan station

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익산역 Iksan Station
Korean name
Hangul	익산역
Hanja	益山驛
Revised Romanization	Iksan yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Iksan yŏk
General information
Location	1 Changin Dong 2 Ga, Iksan Jeollabuk-do, Honam South Korea
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Honam HSR Honam Line Jeolla Line Gunsan Line
Platforms	6
Tracks	18
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
Parking	Yes
History
Opened	January 1, 1915
Rebuilt	2015
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Korea Train Express Following station Nonsan towards Haengsin or Yongsan Honam KTX Gimje towards Mokpo or Gwangju Songjeong Gongju towards Haengsin or Osong Jeolla KTX Jeonju towards Mokpo Preceding station Following station towards Saemaeul-ho Terminus towards ITX-Saemaeul Gimje towards Jeonju towards

Iksan station is on South Korea's high-speed KTX railway network, 243 km south of Yongsan station.^[1]

History[]

The station opened on January 1, 1915, and KTX trains on the Honam Line began services on April 1, 2004. The most notable incident to occur at this station was an explosion that occurred at 9:15 p.m. on November 11, 1977. The explosion occurred as dynamite being transported from Incheon to Gwangju caught alight. The station was then known as "Iri station" (이리역), Iri being Iksan's former name.

Services[]

Iksan station serves KTX trains on the Honam Line. It also has express services and local services on the normal speed Honam Line. Trains on the Jeolla and Gunsan Lines also call at this station.

See also[]

• Transportation in South Korea
• Korail
• KTX
• Iri station explosion

References[]

External links[]

• Korea Train eXpress
• Route Map

Coordinates: 35°56′29.89″N 126°56′44.87″E / 35.9416361°N 126.9457972°E / 35.9416361; 126.9457972

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