Miryang station
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Miryang station | |||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||
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Revised Romanization | Miryang yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Milyang yŏk | ||||||||||
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Operated by | Korail | ||||||||||
Platforms | 0 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Aboveground/Straight | ||||||||||
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January 1, 1905 | opened | ||||||||||
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Miryang_station_big.jpg/220px-Miryang_station_big.jpg)
Miryang station is on South Korea's high-speed KTX railway network, 55 km south of Dongdaegu Station. Miryang station is an important branch of the Gyeongbu and Gyeongjeon lines. The surrounding area is filled with numerous tourist attractions such as Ice Valley, Pyochungsa Temple, Pyochungbi, Jaejak Mountain and Unmun Mountain, as well as famous mountains called Yeongnam Alps. Especially in summer, there is a theater festival held in Miryang Theater Village and a cool ice valley without long clothes. It is a station that is the center of economy and tourism.[1]
History[]
The station opened on January 1, 1905, to trains on the Gyeongbu Line. The building was destroyed by fire on February 12, 1962. The station was elevated in its determined importance on March 3, 1972, and a new station building was completed on December 28, 1982. KTX trains on the Gyeongbu Line began services on April 1, 2004.
Services[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Miryang_KTX.jpg/200px-Miryang_KTX.jpg)
Miryang station serves KTX trains on the Gyeongbu Line. It also has express services and local services on the normal speed Gyeongbu Line.
See also[]
- List of Korea-related topics
- Transportation in South Korea
- Korail
- KTX
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Coordinates: 35°28′31.12″N 128°46′12.72″E / 35.4753111°N 128.7702000°E
- Korea Train Express stations
- Railway stations in South Gyeongsang Province
- Railway stations in Korea opened in 1905
- South Korean railway station stubs