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.

용산
Yongsan station
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYongsan-yeok
McCune–ReischauerYongsan-yŏk
General information
Location40-1 Hangangno 3-ga,[1]
55 Hangang-daero 23 gil,
Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Operated by Korail
Line(s)Honam Line
Gyeongwon Line
Gyeongbu Line
Platforms6
Tracks13
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedJuly 8, 1900[1]
December 1978 ()[1]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec 2012.
KR: 29,689[2]
Line 1:[3] 66,823[4]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Namyeong
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Noryangjin
towards Sinchang or Incheon
Namyeong
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Noryangjin
towards Incheon
Terminus Line 1
Gyeongin Express
Noryangjin
towards Dongincheon
Namyeong Line 1
Gyeongbu Express
Noryangjin
towards Sinchang
Hyochang Park
towards Munsan
Gyeongui–Jungang Line Ichon
towards Jipyeong
Gyeongui–Jungang Line
Jungang Express
Ichon
towards Yongmun
Gongdeok
towards Munsan
Gyeongui–Jungang Line
Gyeongui Express
Ichon
towards Jipyeong

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 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 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.LineTrainDestinationOther
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 DMC·Ilsan·Munsan
ITX-Cheongchun Exit only
3 Gyeongbu Line Express For Guro·Dongincheon·Suwon·Cheonan
4 Gyeongbu Line Express For Cheongnyangni only
5 Gyeongbu Line Local For Incheon·Seodongtan·Cheonan·Sinchang
6 Gyeongbu Line Local For Seoul·Cheongnyangni·Uijeongbu·Soyosan
7·8 Honam Line·Jeolla Line·Janghang Line Saemaeul-ho·ITX-Saemaeul·Nooriro·Mugunghwa-ho For Gwangju·Mokpo·Yeosu-Expo·Janghang
9·10 Honam Line·Jeolla Line KTX For Seodaejeon·Gwangju·Mokpo·Yeosu-Expo
12·13 Gyeongbu Line·Honam Line·Jeolla Line·Janghang Line KTX·Saemaeul-ho·Nooriro·Mugunghwa-ho·ITX-Saemaeul For Seoul·Haengsin Some trains terminate

See also

References

  1. 용산역 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  2. Monthly Number of Passengers between General Railroad Stations Archived October 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. with Jungang Line.
  4. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

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