Iksan station

Iksan station is on South Korea's high-speed KTX railway network, 243 km south of Yongsan station.[1]

익산역
Iksan Station
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIksan yeok
McCune–ReischauerIksan yŏk
General information
Location1 Changin Dong 2 Ga, Iksan
Jeollabuk-do, Honam
South Korea
Operated byKorail
Line(s)
Platforms6
Tracks18
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
ParkingYes
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1915
Rebuilt2015
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Korea Train Express Following station
Nonsan
towards Haengsin or Yongsan
 Honam KTX Gimje
towards Mokpo or Gwangju Songjeong
Gongju
towards Haengsin or Osong
 Jeolla KTX Jeonju
towards Mokpo
Preceding station Following station
Gunsan
towards
Saemaeul-ho Terminus
Ganggyeong
towards
ITX-Saemaeul Gimje
towards
Jeonju
towards

History

The station opened on January 1, 1915, and KTX trains on the Honam Line began services on April 1, 2004. The most notable incident to occur at this station was an explosion that occurred at 9:15 p.m. on November 11, 1977. The explosion occurred as dynamite being transported from Incheon to Gwangju caught alight. The station was then known as "Iri station" (이리역), Iri being Iksan's former name.

Services

Iksan station serves KTX trains on the Honam Line. It also has express services and local services on the normal speed Honam Line. Trains on the Jeolla and Gunsan Lines also call at this station.

See also

References
  1. "익산역" [Iksan station]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-06-14.


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