Yongsan station
Yongsan station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. It is located in Yongsan District, 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 high-speed counterpart, and all trains on the Janghang and Jeolla Lines.
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| Hangul | 용산역 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 龍山驛 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Yongsan-yeok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Yongsan-yŏk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 40-1 Hangangno 3-ga,[1] 55 Hangang-daero 23 gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Korail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Honam Line Gyeongwon Line Gyeongbu Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Aboveground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 8, 1900[1] December 1978 ()[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec 2012. KR: 29,689[2] Line 1:[3] 66,823[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prior to 2004, all long-distance trains serving Seoul terminated at the nearby Seoul Station, but with the opening of the Korea Train Express (KTX), Yongsan Station took over some of Seoul's services.
On February 28, 2012, ITX-Cheongchun trains began service between this station and Chuncheon station on the Gyeongchun Line.
Yongsan station is also served by metro rail on Line 1 and the Gyeongui Jungang Line on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.
In 2004, a major cinema opened adjacent to the station. In August 2006, the whole station building was made into a large department store, called I'Park Mall. The building now includes the railway station, subway station, the CGV cinema and several restaurants and shops, as well as housing the first building of the Yongsan Electronics Market. There is a bridge connecting I'Park Mall and the Yongsan Electronics Market. On floors B-1 and B-2 there is a very large E-Mart store along with a food court and a Burger King restaurant. In the higher floors some of the restaurants include: Uno Chicago Grill, KFC, Lotteria, California Pizza Kitchen, Pizza Hut, and many Korean and Japanese restaurants. Other outlets, such as Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, and Baskin Robbins, are also available. A duty-free store operated by HDC Shilla opened its doors in 2016, and the entire I'Park Mall underwent a major expansion in 2017.
The station is scheduled to become a transfer station with the Shinbundang Line in 2025. Once the Shinbundang Station becomes operational, Yongsan Station will become connected with Sinyongsan Station on Line 4.
Station layout
Yongsan Station has six elevated island platforms and one side platform serving 13 tracks.
Platforms
| ↑ Namyeong |
| | 1312 | | | 109 | | 8 7 | | 6 | | 5 4 | | 32 | | 1 |
| ↓ Noryangjin Ichon ↓ |
| Platform No. | Line | Train | Destination | Other |
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| 1 | ●Gyeongui·Jungang Line | Express·Local | For Wangsimni·Cheongnyangni·Guri·Deokso·Yangpyeong·Jipyeong | |
| ITX-Cheongchun | For Cheongnyangni·Gapyeong·Chuncheon | |||
| 2 | ●Gyeongui·Jungang Line | Express·Local | For Digital Media City·Ilsan·Munsan | |
| ITX-Cheongchun | Exit only | |||
| 3 | ●Gyeongin Line | Express | For Guro·Dongincheon | |
| 4 | ●Gyeongin Line | Express | Exit only | |
| 5 | ●Gyeongbu Line | Local·Express | For Incheon·Seodongtan·Cheonan·Sinchang | |
| 6 | ●Gyeongbu Line | Local·Express | For Seoul Station·Cheongnyangni·Uijeongbu·Soyosan | |
| 7·8 | Honam Line·Jeolla Line·Janghang Line | Saemaeul-ho·ITX-Saemaeul·Nuriro·Mugunghwa-ho | For Gwangju·Mokpo·Yeosu Expo·Iksan | |
| 9·10 | Honam Line·Jeolla Line | KTX | For Seodaejeon·GwangjuSongjeong·Mokpo·Yeosu Expo | |
| 12·13 | Gyeongbu Line·Honam Line·Jeolla Line·Janghang Line | KTX·Saemaeul-ho·Nuriro·Mugunghwa-ho·ITX-Saemaeul | For Seoul·Haengsin | Some trains terminate |
Gallery
Station Sign (Gyeongui-Jungang Line)
Station Sign (Line 1)
KTX Sancheon at Yongsan station
Yongsan Station's shopping area at night
Yongsan Station's rear sign
See also
References
- ^ a b c 용산역 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
- ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between General Railroad Stations October 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ with Jungang Line.
- ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
Coordinates: 37°31′48″N 126°57′53″E / 37.53000°N 126.96472°E