Seoul Central Station

Seoul Central Station
Korean alphabet :	서울역
Hanja :	서울 驛
Revised Romanization :	Seoulyeok
McCune-Reischauer :	Sŏulyŏk

Seoul Central Station ; 서울역
Data
Design	Through station
Platform tracks	14 long-distance railway tracks; 1 S-Bahn tracks for Gyeongui line; 3 S-Bahn tracks (deep) for AREX; 2 × 2 subway tracks;
opening	June 8, 1900
location
City / municipality	Yongsan-gu
Special city	Seoul
Country	South Korea
Coordinates	37 ° 33 '17 " N , 126 ° 58' 15" E Coordinates: 37 ° 33 '17 " N , 126 ° 58' 15" E
Railway lines
	Gyeongbu Main Line (0.0 km) ; Gyeongui Main Line (0.0 km) ; Airport railway (0.0 km) ; Seoul U1 (0.0 km) ; Seoul U4 (19.7 km) ;

The Central Station Seoul (Seoul Station) ( kor . 서울역) is the main station of the South Korean capital Seoul . It is located in the city center.

history

Old station building, built 1922-25.

The first station building from 1900 was 33 m ^{2 in} size, made of wood and named after the nearby city gate Namdaemun . The station served the Gyeongin Line . This was first built in 1899 by Incheon to Noryangjin . The remaining 10 km to the capital Seoul were completed by July 1900, with the Han River being crossed by a 600 m long bridge. Namdaemun was next to Seodaemun one of the two endpoints of the route in Seoul. The Gyeongbu Line, opened in 1905, and the Gyeongui Line , opened in 1921 , also served Namdaemun Station, which was renamed Gyeongsong in 1923.

Construction of the old station building began in 1922 and was finished in 1925. The brick building designed by Tsukamoto Yasushi stands out with its Byzantine dome and symmetrical layout.

After the end of the Japanese occupation in 1947 the name was changed from "Gyeongseong Station" to "Seoul Station". The southern extension was completed in 1957 and the western extension in 1969.

The new entrance building was built for the 1988 Olympic Games , the terminal for the KTX in 2004. Since 2011, the “Culture Seoul Station 284” cultural complex has been located in the old entrance building.

Lines

Seoul Central Station is served by the following lines:

KORAIL Gyeongbu Main Line - KTX and long-distance services to Daejeon , Daegu , Busan
KORAIL Gyeongui Main Line - Gyeongui-Jungang Railway to Paju
AREX Airport Railway - Airport S-Bahn and connections Express train to Incheon Airport
Seoul Subway U1 (133) - Seoul subway takes you to Suwon , Cheonan , Uijeongbu
Seoul Subway U4 (426) - Seoul subway by subway to Ansan

Transport links

line	route	Tact
KTX Gyeongbu (SFS)	(Haengsin / Incheon Airport -) Seoul - Gwangmyeong - Cheonan-Asan - Osong - Daejeon - Gimcheon-Gumi - Dongdaegu - Singyeongju - Ulsan - Busan	2-4x / u
KTX Gyeongbu (via Gupo)	(Haengsin -) Seoul - Gwangmyeong - Cheonan-Asan - Osong - Daejeon - Gimcheon-Gumi - Dongdaegu - Gyeongsan - Miryang - Gupo - Busan	8 times a day
KTX Gyeongbu (via Suwon)	Seoul - Yeongdeungpo - Suwon - Daejeon - Gimcheon-Gumi - Dongdaegu - Singyeongju - Ulsan - Busan	4 hour intervals
KTX Gyeongjeon	(Haengsin / Incheon Airport -) Seoul - Gwangmyeong - Cheonan-Asan - Osong - Daejeon - Gimcheon-Gumi - Dongdaegu - Miryang - Changwon - Masan (- Jinju)	10 times a day
KTX Donghae	(Haengsin / Incheon Airport -) Seoul - Gwangmyeong - Cheonan-Asan - Osong - Daejeon - Gimcheon-Gumi - Dongdaegu - Pohang	10 times a day
ITX-Saemaul Gyeongbu	Seoul - Yeongdeungpo - Suwon - Cheonan - Daejeon - Gimcheon - Gumi - Dongdaegu - Miryang - Gupo - Busan	Every 2 hours
ITX-Saemaul Gyeongjeon	Seoul - Yeongdeungpo - Suwon - Cheonan - Daejeon - Gimcheon - Gumi - Dongdaegu - Miryang - Changwon - Masan - Haman - Jinju	individual trains
Mugunghwa Gyeongbu	Seoul - Yeongdeungpo - Suwon - Cheonan - Daejeon - Gimcheon - Gumi - Dongdaegu - Miryang - Gupo - Busan	1 hour intervals
Mugunghwa Gyeongbu (next to)	Seoul - Yeongdeungpo - Suwon - Cheonan - Daejeon - Gimcheon - Gumi - Dongdaegu - Miryang - Gupo - Bujeon - Haeundae	twice daily
Mugunghwa Gyeongjeon	Seoul - Yeongdeungpo - Suwon - Cheonan - Daejeon - Gimcheon - Gumi - Dongdaegu - Miryang - Changwon - Masan - Haman - Jinju	individual trains
Nuriro Gyeongbu (next to)	Seoul - Yeongdeungpo - Suwon - Cheonan - Osong - Cheongju - Jeungpyeong - Eumseong - Chungju - Jecheon	individual trains
Nuriro Janghang	Seoul - Yongsan - Yeongdeungpo - Anyang - Suwon - Pyeongtaek - Cheonan - Asan - Onyangoncheon - Sinchang	5-8x / day

←		→
Geomam Haengsin	Gyeongbu, Gyeongjeon, Donghae KTX	Gwangmyeong
Beginning	Gyeongbu (via Suwon) KTX	Yeongdeungpo
Beginning	Gyeongbu, Gyeongjeon ITX-Saemaul	Yeongdeungpo
Beginning	Gyeongbu, Gyeongjeon, Donghae Mugunghwa	Yeongdeungpo
Beginning	Gyeongbu, Gyeongjeon Mugunghwa	Yeongdeungpo
Beginning	Gyeongbu Nuriro	Yeongdeungpo
Beginning	Janghang Nuriro	Yongsan
Beginning	Gyeongui-Jungang Line (K3) suburban train	Sinchon
Beginning	Airport Railway (A) S-Bahn	Gongdeok
Namyeong	1 subway	Seoul City Hall
Hoehyeon	4 subway	Sookmyeong Women’s University

Seoul Central Station 서울역

Data
Design	Through station
Platform tracks	14 long-distance railway tracks 1 S-Bahn tracks for Gyeongui line 3 S-Bahn tracks (deep) for AREX 2 × 2 subway tracks
opening	June 8, 1900
location
City / municipality	Yongsan-gu
Special city	Seoul
Country	South Korea
Coordinates	37 ° 33 '17 " N , 126 ° 58' 15" E Coordinates: 37 ° 33 '17 " N , 126 ° 58' 15" E37.554722 126.970833
Railway lines
Gyeongbu Main Line (0.0 km) Gyeongui Main Line (0.0 km) Airport railway (0.0 km) Seoul U1 (0.0 km) Seoul U4 (19.7 km)