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The station serves as a stop for the Saemaeul-ho, Mugunghwa-ho, ITX-Saemaeul, and ITX-Maeum trains. KTX trains and tourist trains also pass through the station, connecting via Suwon Station. However, for the Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1, it is important to note that crossing to the opposite platform is not possible due to the station's ...
A KTX-Cheongryong train at Seoul station. KTX-Cheongryong is a sister train of KTX-Eum, but a trainset consists of eight cars as opposed to six cars. [95] It has the maximum service speed of 320 km/h (200 mph) and is aimed for supplementing trainsets for current high-speed rail services.
Most KTX trains leave from Seoul Station or Yongsan Station and terminate in the cities of Busan, Gwangju, Mokpo, Yeosu, Gangneung and Jinju. Most major cities are served in between. The KTX train is regarded as an easier, more comfortable, and cheaper way to get around South Korea than by air, particularly when factoring in the complications ...
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 ...
KTX-Sancheon Class 130000 train of the SR Corporation at Seoul's Suseo station. Railway reform and the introduction of private rail companies into Korea's network continued into the 2010s. In 2012, the then- Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs called for bids to operate high-speed trains for 15 years on the Seoul–Busan and Seoul ...
Yongsan Station is a major railway station in the Yongsan District of Seoul, South Korea.The station 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.
The Gyeongbu high-speed railway, also known as Gyeongbu HSR, is South Korea's first high-speed rail line from Seoul to Busan. KTX high-speed trains operate three sections of the line: on 1 April 2004, the first between a junction near Geumcheon-gu Office station, Seoul and a junction at Daejeonjochajang station north of Daejeon, and a second between a junction at Okcheon station, southeast of ...
The terminal for most Gyeongbu KTX services is Seoul Station, for most Honam KTX services, Yongsan station. [9] [17] In addition, some trains continue beyond Seoul Station for 14.9 km along the Gyeongui Line to terminate at Haengsin station, [17] next to which KTX trains have a depot. [18]