Yongsan Station

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용산
Yongsan
Korail logo-white on blue.png
Yongsan Station 20230408 006.jpg
Korean name
Hangul
용산역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yongsan-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Yongsan-yŏk
General information
Location40-1 Hangangno 3-ga, [1]
55 Hangang-daero 23 gil,
Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Operated by Korail logo.svg Korail
Line(s) Gyeongbu Line
Gyeongwon Line
Platforms6
Tracks13
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedJuly 8, 1900 [1]
December 1978 ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg ) [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 Yeoncheon
Line 1 Noryangjin
towards Incheon
Namyeong Noryangjin
towards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Namyeong
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Noryangjin
towards Incheon
Terminus Line 1
Gyeongin Express
Noryangjin
towards Dongincheon
Namyeong
towards Cheongnyangni
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

Yongsan Station is a major railway station in the Yongsan District of Seoul, South Korea. The station 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.

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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-Cheongchun 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 Gyeongui–Jungang Line on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.

The station is scheduled to become a transfer station with the Shinbundang Line in 2025. Once the Shinbundang Line station at Yongsan becomes operational, Yongsan Station will become connected with Sinyongsan Station on Line 4.

I'park Mall in Yongsan

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: KFC, Lotteria, Outback Steakhouse 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. There is 'ADIDAS FOOTBALL THEBASE', which uses the 8th and 9th floors together. 'ADIDAS FOOTBALL THEBASE' is a football stadium introduced as "a space for improving citizens' physical strength in the city." It has one indoor football stadium and seven outdoor football stadiums.

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·LocalFor Wangsimni·Cheongnyangni·Guri·Deokso·Yangpyeong·Jipyeong
Gyeongwon Line ITX-CheongchunFor Cheongnyangni·Gapyeong·Chuncheon
2 Gyeongui–Jungang Line Express·LocalFor Digital Media City·Ilsan·Munsan
Gyeongwon Line ITX-CheongchunTerminates at the station
3 Gyeongin Line ExpressFor Guro·Dongincheon
4 Gyeongin Line ExpressTerminates at the station
5 Gyeongbu Line Local·ExpressFor Incheon·Seodongtan·Cheonan·Sinchang
6 Gyeongbu Line Local·ExpressFor Seoul Station·Cheongnyangni·Uijeongbu·Soyosan
7·8 Honam Line·Jeolla Line·Janghang Line Saemaeul-ho·ITX-Saemaeul·Nuriro·Mugunghwa-ho For Gwangju·Mokpo·Yeosu Expo·Iksan
9·10 Honam Line·Jeolla Line KTX For Seodaejeon·GwangjuSongjeong·Mokpo·Yeosu Expo
12·13 Gyeongbu Line·Honam Line·Jeolla Line·Janghang Line KTX·Saemaeul-ho·Nuriro·Mugunghwa-ho·ITX-Saemaeul For Seoul·Haengsin Some trains terminate

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  3. with Jungang Line.
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