Seoul Station

Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The station is served by the Gyeongbu Line, its high-speed counterpart and the Gyeongui Line, with frequent high-speed, express, and local services to various points in South Korea.

Services

The station is the primary terminus for the KTX and express services to Busan. The station is also served by about a dozen trains per day on the Honam Line and its express Gwangju Station and Mokpo. The station used to be the terminus for all long-distance trains on the Gyeongbu, Honam, Jeolla, and Janghang Lines, but in early 2004, the terminus for most Honam, Jeolla, and Janghang Line trains was moved to Yongsan.

AREX express trains provide service to Gimpo Airport and Incheon International Airport. Service began December 29, 2010.

Seoul Subway serves the station with Line 1 and Line 4, and an hourly train on the Gyeongui Line.

Station layout

KORAIL

AREX

↑ Terminus

Gongdeok ↓ / Incheon International Airport ↓

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

Seoul

Seoul (서울; Korean: [sʰʌ.ul]) – officially the Seoul Special City – is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea, forming the heart of the Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, the world's 14th largest city and second largest metropolitan area. It is home to over half of all South Koreans along with 678,102 international residents.

Situated on the Han River, Seoul's history stretches back more than two thousand years when it was founded in 18 BCE by Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It continued as the capital of Korea under the Joseon Dynasty. The Seoul Capital Area contains five UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Changdeok Palace, Hwaseong Fortress, Jongmyo Shrine, Namhansanseong and the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. Seoul is surrounded by mountains, the tallest being Mt. Bukhan, the world's most visited national park per square foot. Modern landmarks include the iconic N Seoul Tower, the gold-clad 63 Building, the neofuturistic Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Lotte World, the world's second largest indoor theme park,Moonlight Rainbow Fountain, the world's longest bridge fountain and the Sevit Floating Islands. The birthplace of K-pop and the Korean Wave, Seoul received over 10 million international visitors in 2014, making it the world's 9th most visited city and 4th largest earner in tourism.

Station

Station may refer to:

Agriculture and geography

Cattle station, an Australian term for a large farm

Gauging station, a location along a river or stream used for gauging or other measurements

Hill station, a town which is high enough to be relatively cool in summer

Sheep station, a large property (equivalent of a ranch) in Australia and New Zealand

Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production

Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle

Communications

Radio station, a radio frequency communication station of any kind, including audio, TV, and non-broadcast uses

Amateur radio station, a station operating on frequencies allocated for ham or other non-commercial use
Broadcasting station, a station intended for reception by the general public
Broadcast relay station
Earth station, a terrestrial radio station for extraplanetary telecommunication with satellites or spacecraft
Radio station, an audio radio broadcasting station (common usage)
Television station

Gangnam Station

Gangnam Station is a station in the Gangnam District of Seoul, on the Seoul Subway Line 2. This station serves as a crucial transfer point between Line 2 and buses to all over Seoul and southern Gyeonggi Province. It became the northern terminus of the Shinbundang Line on October 29, 2011, the southern terminus being at Jeongja Station.

Both stations have two tracks and two side platforms.

History

December 23, 1982 - Line 2 station completed.

October 29, 2011 - Shinbundang Line station completed.

The station

The area surrounding the station is an important commercial and entertainment district. The station is located at the western end of Teheranno, home to many corporate headquarters and impressive towers, while the area immediately to the north of the station is densely packed with bars, restaurants and clubs. There are also many shops in the subway station below ground. In 2007, the area was the 10th most expensive shopping street in the world with an average rent of US$431 per square foot.

Seoul Metropolitan Subway

The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is an integrated urban rail transit system consisting of 18 rapid transit, light metro, and commuter rail lines. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area including the Incheon metropolis and satellite cities in Gyeonggi province along with major cities in northern Chungnam province and western Gangwon province that lie over 100km away from the capital. There are connections to Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport via the A'REX.

It has been described as the world's longest multi-operator metro system by route length. The system was rated as one of the world's best subway systems by CNN, and Jalopnik It is notable for its cleanliness and ease of use along with advanced technology such as 4G LTE, WiFi, DMB, and WiBro accessible in all stations and moving subway cars. Most trains have digital TV screens, and all of them have air conditioning and climate controlled seats installed that are automatically heated in the winter. Nearly all stations have platform screen doors installed; only Gaewha and some minor Korail-operated stations remain with open platforms. By 2017, Korail will completely install screen doors in every station and platform, making it the world's first major metro system to be fully screen-doored. The world's first virtual mart for smartphone users opened at Seolleung Station in 2011.