Seoul Station

Seoul Station
Seoul Station
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Seoul-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul-yŏk
General information
Location	Bongnae-dong and Dongja-dong, Seoul South Korea
Coordinates	37°33′11″N 126°58′21″E / 37.55319°N 126.97260°E / 37.55319; 126.97260Coordinates: 37°33′11″N 126°58′21″E / 37.55319°N 126.97260°E / 37.55319; 126.97260
Operated by	Korail Korail Airport Co. Seoul Metro
Platforms	7 (Korail Intercity) 1 (Gyeongui–Jungang Line) 1 () 1 () 2 (AREX)
Tracks	14 (Korail Intercity) 2 () 2 () 1 (Gyeongui–Jungang Line) 3 (AREX)
Construction
Structure type	At-grade and underground (Subway and AREX)
Other information
Station code	P313 (Korail) 133 () 426 () A01 (AREX)
History
Opened	November 1925 (1925-11) (original station building)
Traffic
Passengers	93,171 (Korail Intercity) 133,833 () 32,687 () 13,263 (Gyeongui–Jungang Line) 29,796 (AREX)

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. Line 1 and Line 4's official station name is Seoul Station's Station.

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.

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