Seoul Station

Seoul 서울
Korean name
Hangul	서울역
Hanja	서울驛
Revised Romanization	Seoul-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul-yŏk
General information
Location	Bongnae-dong and Dongja-dong, Seoul South Korea
Coordinates	37°33′11″N 126°58′21″E / 37.55319°N 126.97260°E / 37.55319; 126.97260Coordinates: 37°33′11″N 126°58′21″E / 37.55319°N 126.97260°E / 37.55319; 126.97260
Operated by	Korail Korail Airport Corporation Seoul Metro
Construction
Structure type	At-grade and underground (Subway and AREX)
History
Opened	July 8, 1900 (1900-07-08) (original station building)

Seoul Station 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.

Services[]

KTX[]

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
• All trains exclusively Honam High Speed Line and Jeolla lines to Gwangju, Mokpo, Suncheon and Yeosu-Expo.
• All trains along the Gyeonggang line to Pyeongchang, Jinbu, Gangneung and 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 Gwangju, Mokpo and Yeosu arrive and depart Yongsan Station.^[1]

ITX-Saemaeul[]

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.^[2]

Mugunghwa-ho[]

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.^[3]

Korail Tourist Trains[]

Seoul Station is the terminus of a number of Korail's tourist trains, including:

• The DMZ train to Dorasan and Baekmago^[4]
• The O-train which loops the centre of the peninsula via Jecheon, Buncheon and Cheoram^[5]
• The S-train to Yeosu^[6]

AREX Airport Railway[]

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.^[7] AREX All-Stop trains are commuter style trains that stop 11 times, including at Seoul's Gimpo Airport.^[8]

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 Subway[]

Seoul Subway serves the station with 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.^[9]

Station layout[]

Korail[]

서울 Seoul
Location	43–205, Dongja-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul (1 Namdaemunno)
Owned by	Korea Rail Network Authority
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongbu Line Gyeongin Line Honam Line Jeolla Line Janghang Line
Platforms	14 + 1 Gyeongui–Jungang Line platform
Tracks	7 (Korail Intercity) 1 (Gyeongui–Jungang Line)
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	P313 (Gyeongui–Jungang Line)
History
Opened	September 12, 1988
Passengers
93,171 (Korail Intercity)[10] 13,263 (Gyeongui–Jungang Line)[11]
show Services Preceding station Korea Train Express Following station Haengsin Terminus Gyeongbu KTX Gwangmyeong towards Busan Gyeongbu KTX via Gupo Dongdaegu towards Busan Gyeongjeon KTX Dongdaegu towards Jinju Donghae KTX Dongdaegu towards Pohang Terminus Gyeongbu KTX via Suwon Yeongdeungpo towards Busan Gyeonggang KTX Cheongnyangni towards Donghae or Gangneung Preceding station Following station Terminus Mugunghwa-ho Yongsan towards Busan Yeongdeungpo towards Jecheon Yeongdeungpo towards Jinju Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Sinchon towards Munsan Gyeongui–Jungang Line Gyeongui Express Line Terminus

AREX[]

A01 서울 Seoul
Entrance for AREX
Owned by	Korea Rail Network Authority
Operated by	Korail Airport Co.
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	A01
History
Opened	December 29, 2010
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
29,796[11]
show Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Terminus AREX Gongdeok towards Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2 AREX Express Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1 towards Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2

↑ Terminus ↑

Gongdeok ↓ / Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1 ↓

• Platform numbers are not assigned; instead, platforms are classified as "express" or "local"

Platform layout (AREX)[]

Seoul Metro[]

133 서울역 Seoul Station 426 서울역 Seoul Station
Line 1 platform
Location	Bongnaedong 2-ga, Jung-gu (Line 1) Dongja-dong, Yongsan-gu (Line 4) Seoul
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Platforms	1 (Line 1) 1 (Line 4)
Tracks	2 (Line 1) 2 (Line 4)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	August 15, 1974 (Line 1) October 18, 1985 (Line 4)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
133,833 (Line 1)[11] 32,687 (Line 4)[11]
show Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station City Hall towards Soyosan Line 1 Namyeong towards Sinchang or Incheon City Hall towards Dongducheon Line 1 Gyeongwon Express Namyeong towards Incheon City Hall towards Cheongnyangni Line 1 Gyeongbu Express Namyeong towards Sinchang Hoehyeon towards Danggogae Line 4 Sookmyung Women's University towards Oido

Platform layout (Seoul Metro)[]

History[]

The Old Seoul Station, then Keijo Station during the Japanese period (1920s-1940s).

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.^[12] In 1923, the station reverted to the name "Gyeongseong Station," when the name of the city of Seoul changed from Hanseong to Gyeongseong ("Keijo" 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.^[12]

See also[]

• Transportation in South Korea

References[]

External links[]

• (in Korean) Station information from Korail
• Seoul Station introduction (KTX Cyber Station)
• Seoul Station introduction (Incheon International Airport Railroad Homepage)