SOUTH KOREA | Railways

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Trains from North Korea Gaeseong Industrial Region

About Gaeseong Industrial Region (개성공업지구)

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A South Korean passenger train came, across the Imjin river, from North Korea Gaeseong Industrial Region

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A South Korean freight train from North Korea Gaeseong Industrial Region

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Seoul Station

Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, 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.

The station is the primary terminus for the KTX and express services to Busan and local service to Dorasan. The station is also served by about a dozen trains per day on the Honam Line and its express counterpart to Gwangju 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.

Seoul Station is also served by Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 4. source

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Yongsan Station

Yongsan Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. It is located in Yongsan Gu, 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.

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.

Yongsan Station is also served by Seoul Subway Line 1 and the Jungang Line commuter railway.

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. source

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Busan Station

Busan station is located in Busan, the second biggest city in Korea. Busan station building was newly constructed in 2003 to prepare KTX service in 2004. This year Busan station completed remodelling and expansion of the exsiting building. Enlargement of a building (43,000㎡ -> 61,000㎡ in total area) will be completed by November, 2011 and the number of persons to be daily accmmodated will be increased from 58,000 to 163,000.

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Nooriro On Seoul Station


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KTX-II on Hyundai-Rotem Factory


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KTX-II power car

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KTX-II power car in test


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KTX-II power car in test

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KTX-II power car

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KTX-II power car

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Gwangmyeong Station

Gwangmyeong Station is a train station in Gwangmyeong, South Korea. It is on the national high-speed KTX railway network, 22km south of Seoul Station.

Disambiguation

Note that "Gwangmyeong Station" is the former name of Gwangmyeongsageori Station on Line 7 of the Seoul Subway and is also the name of a station on the Pyongyang underground rail network.

History

The location of Gwangmyeong Station was finalised on October 14, 1994, though construction did not begin until December 1999. The planned name of "Namseoul Station" (literally meaning South Seoul Station) was changed to "Gwangmyeong Station" on August 28, 2000 and the station building was completed on March 27, 2004. The station opened on April 1, 2004 for KTX trains and the Yongsan-Gwangmyeong Shuttle on Line 1 began operating on December 15, 2006.

Services

Gwangmyeong Station serves all KTX trains on both lines. Shuttle trains also run every 30 minutes to Yongsan, joining the Gyeongbu Line section of Line 1 at Siheung Station in Seoul. Gwangmyeong Station is not connected directly to other subway stations in the city of Gwangmyeong, namely Cheolsan and Gwangmyeongsageori, so it is necessary to change trains at Gasan Digital Complex Station in Seoul to travel there.

Building

Gwangmyeong Station is a glass structure surrounded by large car parking spaces. Standing on a plot of land measuring 264,131m², the interior of the 48,184m² building is open, with the tracks, which approach the station from both directions through cuttings, sunken below the main concourse, yet visible to passengers waiting at ground level. There are two stories above ground level and two below. The building measures 297m×148m in terms of internal available space. Originally meant to be the terminus for KTX lines, the size of the station was constructed accordingly. As the terminus changed to Seoul and Yongsan, the large difference between capacity and actual use the station and most prominently due to the size of the station, it has earned the nicknam Gwangmyeong Airport by rail enthusiasts. source

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Satillite Image

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Lol look at the ship in the right side corner it's hovering above land

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Lol look at the ship in the right side corner it's hovering above land

It's a hotel.

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Gwangmyeong Station


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Really nice interior design!

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Really nice interior design!

I like this design too.

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Gangchon Station

Gangchon station is a railway station in Gyeong-Chun Line. Around the station there are many recreational areas, where many peoples enjoy the mountainous landscape and the river around. This area has become a popular place for young peoples, especially college students, to go to on weekend trips because this location is close to Seoul and esay to access.

The station's platform is placed in the concrete structure built to prevent an accident by rock-falls, and some graffitis were painted on the structure, giving a distinctive atmosphere.

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KTX Train On TV-Asahi Program



This video clip is from TV-Asahi's '世界の車窓から' program.

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New A'REX Express Train


With the openning date of A'REX Phase II approching(scheduled to open next year), new A'REX trains are comming from Rotem factory to A'REX train basement. A'REX is an airport railway which connects Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport with Seoul Station. The train in this photos is express train.

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