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{{Short description|Major railway station in South Korea}}
{{Distinguish|Soul Station}}
{{About||the 2016 film|Seoul Station (film)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Seoul Station
| native_name = 서울역
| native_name_lang = ko
| image = Seoul-station-20181122-072342.jpg
| caption = 
| mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
| hangul        = 서울역
| hanja         = 서울驛
| rr            = Seoul-yeok
| mr            = Sŏul-yŏk
}}
| address = [[Bongnae-dong]] and [[Dongja-dong]], Seoul
| country = South Korea
| coordinates = {{coord|37.55319|126.97260|type:landmark_region:KR|display=title,inline|format=dms}}
| operator = {{Plainlist|
* [[Korail]]
* Korail Airport Corporation
* [[Seoul Metro]]
}}
| line = 
| structure = At-grade and underground (Subway and AREX)
| platform = 
| tracks = 
| opened = {{start date|1900|7|8}} (original station building)
| rebuilt = 
| code = 
| passengers = 
}}

'''Seoul Station''' ({{Korean|hangul=서울역}}) is a major railway station in [[Seoul]], the capital of [[South Korea]]. The station is served by the Korail Intercity Lines and the commuter trains of the [[Seoul Metropolitan Subway]].

==Services==

=== KTX ===
Seoul Station is the terminus of most KTX trains including:

* All trains along the Gyeongbu High Speed Line to Busan, Daejeon, Daegu, Pohang, Masan and Jinju.
* Some trains exclusively Honam High Speed Line and Jeolla lines to GwangjuSongjeong, Mokpo, Suncheon and Yeosu Expo.
* Almost all trains along the Gyeonggang line to  Pyeongchang, [[Jinbu station|Jinbu]], [[Gangneung station|Gangneung]] & [[Donghae station|Donghae]]; and
* All KTX trains operating along sections of the conventional Gyeongbu line.

Some KTX services operating along sections of the conventional Honam Line bound for GwangjuSongjeong, Mokpo and Yeosu Expo arrive and depart Yongsan Station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KTX {{!}} Seoul to Busan, Daeju etc. Train {{!}} Reviews, Photos & Information|url=https://trainreview.com/train/ktx|access-date=2020-10-12|website=trainreview.com|archive-date=October 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014132749/https://trainreview.com/train/ktx|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

=== ITX-Saemaeul ===
Seoul Station is the terminus of all ITX-Saemaeul trains along the Gyeongbu and Gyeongjeon Lines to Busan, Daejeon, Daegu, Pohang, Masan and Jinju. ITX-Saemaeul trains on the Honam and Jeolla lines arrive and depart Yongsan Station. ITX-Saemaeul trains to the east of Korea serve Cheongnyangni Station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TrainReview's Guide to ITX-Saemaeul trains|url=https://trainreview.com/train/itx-saemaeul|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413183456/https://trainreview.com/train/itx-saemaeul|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref>

=== Mugunghwa-ho ===
Seoul Station is the terminus of all Mugunghwa-ho trains along the Gyeongbu and Gyeongjeon Lines to [[Busan]], [[Daejeon]], [[Daegu]], [[Pohang]], [[Masan]] and [[Jinju]]; along the and along the Chungbuk Line to Jecheon. Mugunghwa-ho trains on the Honam and Jeolla lines arrive and depart Yongsan Station. Mugunghwa-ho trains to the east of Korea serve Cheongnyangni Station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TrainReview's guide to Mugunghwa-ho trains|url=https://trainreview.com/train/mugunghwa-ho|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101015750/https://trainreview.com/train/mugunghwa-ho|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref>

=== Korail tourist trains ===
Seoul Station is the terminus of a number of Korail's tourist trains, including:

* The DMZ train to Dorasan and Baekmago<ref>{{Cite web|title=TrainReview's guide to the DMZ train|url=https://trainreview.com/train/dmz-train|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012101140/https://trainreview.com/train/dmz-train|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
* The O-train which loops the centre of the peninsula via Jecheon,  Buncheon and  Cheoram<ref>{{Cite web|title=TrainReview's guide to the O-Train|url=https://trainreview.com/train/o-train|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012093906/https://trainreview.com/train/o-train|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
* The S-train to Yeosu<ref>{{Cite web|title=TrainReview's guide to the S-Train (Seoul – Yeosu)|url=https://trainreview.com/train/s-train|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013180324/https://trainreview.com/train/s-train|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 13, 2020|website=TrainReview}}</ref>

=== AREX Airport Railway ===
[[AREX]] operate two trains from Seoul Station. AREX Express trains run non-stop to [[Incheon International Airport|Incheon Airport]] stopping only at [[Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station|Incheon Terminal 1]] and [[Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 station|Incheon Terminal 2]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AREX Express {{!}} Seoul - Incheon Airport Train {{!}} Reviews, Photos & More|url=https://trainreview.com/train/arex-express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012084654/https://trainreview.com/train/arex-express|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 12, 2020|access-date=2020-10-12|website=trainreview.com}}</ref> AREX All-Stop trains are commuter style trains that stop 11 times, including at Seoul's [[Gimpo International Airport station|Gimpo Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AREX All Stop {{!}} Seoul - Incheon Airport Train {{!}} Reviews, Photos & More|url=https://trainreview.com/train/arex-all-stop|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413194014/https://trainreview.com/train/arex-all-stop|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 13, 2021|access-date=2020-10-12|website=trainreview.com}}</ref>

AREX Express passengers have exclusive access to Seoul Station's [[Seoul Station City Airport Terminal|City Air Terminal]] which allows passengers travelling on most Korean airlines from Incheon Airport to check bags and receive boarding passes before boarding the train. Access to the underground Airport Railroad Station and City Air Terminal is either from the central station concourse or via a dedicated drop off area and car park on the west side of the station.

=== Seoul Subway ===
[[Seoul Subway]] serves the station with [[Great Train eXpress|GTX Line A]], [[Seoul Subway Line 1|Line 1]] and [[Seoul Subway Line 4|Line 4]], and an hourly train on the [[Gyeongui–Jungang Line]].

Around 2015, a large bus transfer center was built in front of the station's main entrance. It has about nine platforms that services different bus routes in Seoul. It is separated from the main roads with a barrier around the platforms. Yet having a rather complicated structure with many bus platforms, the transfer center is built in a simple manner as it is not a separate terminal building.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://foursquare.com/v/%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8%EC%97%AD-%EB%B2%84%EC%8A%A4%ED%99%98%EC%8A%B9%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0-seoul-station-bus-transfer-center/4bb1cb85f964a52067a33ce3 |title=서울역 버스환승센터 - 회현동 - 36 tips |publisher=Foursquare.com |access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref>
{{clear}}

==Station layout==
===Korail===
{{Infobox station
| name               = {{Infobox station/Header Korail
 |native_name=서울
 |name       =Seoul
 |station_number = P313
}}
| style              = Korail
| image              = Wongwt 首爾火車站 (16942638829).jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| address            = 43–205, Dongja-dong, [[Yongsan-gu]], [[Seoul]] (1 Namdaemunno)
| borough            = 
| country            = 
| coordinates        = <!-- {{coord|latitude|N/S|longitude|E/W|display=inline,title}} -->
| owned              = [[Korea Rail Network Authority]]
| operator           = [[Korail]]
| line               = {{plainlist|
*[[Gyeongbu Line]]
*[[Gyeongin Line]]
*[[Honam Line]]
*[[Jeolla Line]]
*[[Janghang Line]]
}}
| distance           = 
| platforms          = 14 + 1 [[Gyeongui–Jungang Line]] platform
| tracks             = {{Plainlist|
* 7 (Korail Intercity)
* 1 ([[Gyeongui–Jungang Line]])
}}
| train_operators    = 
| connections        = 
| structure          = Ground
| parking            = 
| bicycle            = 
| code               = P313 (Gyeongui–Jungang Line)
| iata               = 
| zone               = 
| website            = 
| opened             = September 12, 1988
| electrified        = 
| closed             = 
| passengers         = {{Plainlist|
* 93,171 (Korail Intercity)<ref name="KTDB_kr">[http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/419 Monthly Number of Passengers between General Railroad Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008055919/http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/419 |date=October 8, 2014 }}. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.</ref>
* 13,263 (Gyeongui–Jungang Line)<ref name="KTDB_smesrs" />
}}
| pass_year          = 
| pass_rank          = 
| services_collapsible = yes
| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system1=KTX
|line1=Gyeongbu|left1=Haengsin|right1=Gwangmyeong|to-left1=Haengsin
|line2=Gyeongbu|left2=Haengsin|right2=Gwangmyeong|to-left2=Haengsin|note-mid2=via Gupo
|line3=Gyeongjeon|left3=Haengsin|right3=Gwangmyeong|to-left3=Haengsin
|line4=Donghae|left4=Haengsin|right4=Gwangmyeong|to-left4=Haengsin
|line5=Gyeongbu|right5=Yeongdeungpo|note-mid5=via Suwon
|line6=Gyeonggang|right6=Cheongnyangni
|line7=Jungang|right7=Cheongnyangni
|system8=Korail
|line8=Mugunghwa-ho|type8=Seoul–Busan|right8=Yongsan
|line9=Mugunghwa-ho|type9=Seoul–Jecheon|right9=Yeongdeungpo
|line10=Mugunghwa-ho|type10=Seoul–Jinju|right10=Yeongdeungpo
|system11=Seoul Metropolitan Subway
|line11=Gyeongjung|left11=Sinchon|to-right11=Seoul
|line12=Gyeongui–Jungang|type12=GS|left12=Sinchon
}}
| other_services     = 
}}

{| style="text-align:center;"
|-
| <small>↑[[Sinchon Station (Gyeongui)|Sinchon]]</small>
|-
|| {{!}} {{!}} {{!}} {{!}} {{!}} {{!}} <span style="color: #ffffff; background-color: #{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|Gyeongui}};">1</span> {{!}}
|-
| <small>Terminus</small>
|-
| <hr />
|-
|-
| <small>↑ [[Sinchon Station (Gyeongui)|Sinchon]]</small>
|-
||  <span style="color:#fff; background:gray;">Seobu</span> {{!}} {{!}} <span style="color:#fff; background:gray;">14·13</span> {{!}} {{!}} <span style="color:#fff; background:gray;">12·11</span> {{!}} {{!}} <span style="color:#fff; background:gray;">10·9</span> {{!}} {{!}} <span style="color:#fff; background:gray;">8·7</span> {{!}} {{!}} <span style="color:#fff; background:gray;">6·5</span> {{!}} {{!}} <span style="color:#fff; background:gray;">4·3</span> {{!}} {{!}} <span style="color: #fff; background:gray;">2·1</span> {{!}}
|-
| <small>[[Namyeong station|Namyeong]] ↓</small>
|}
{| frame="hsides" rules="rows" class="wikitable"
|-
!Platform No.!!Line!!Train!!Destination
|-
! 1
| <span style="color:#{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|Gyeongui}};">Seoul Subway</span> Gyeongui-Jungang Line
| B Express·A Express·Local
| {{plainlist|
*[[Digital Media City station|Digital Media City]]
*[[Daegok station (Goyang)|Daegok]]
*[[Ilsan station|Ilsan]]
*[[Munsan station|Munsan]]
}}
|-
! 1·2
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|Gyeongui}};">Seoul Subway</span> Line 1
| Express
| {{plainlist|
*[[Suwon station|Suwon]]
*[[Byeongjeom station|Byeongjeom]]
*[[Pyeongtaek station|Pyeongtaek]]
*[[Cheonan station|Cheonan]]
}}
|-
! 3·12
| Mainline trains
Gyeongbu Line
| [[KTX]]·[[ITX-Saemaeul]]·[[Mugunghwa-ho]]
| {{plainlist|
*[[Daejeon Station|Daejeon]]
*[[Dongdaegu Station|Dongdaegu]]
*[[Busan station|Busan]]
*[[Pohang station|Pohang]]
*[[Masan station (Gyeongjeon Line)|Masan]]
*[[Suncheon station|Suncheon]]
*[[Sinhaeundae station|Sinhaeundae]]
*[[Sinchang station|Sinchang]]
*[[Haengsin station|Haengsin]] (Seoul Arrival)
}}
|-
! 13·14
| Mainline trains
Gangneung LineㆍDonghae LineㆍJungang Line
| [[KTX]]
| {{plainlist|
*[[Cheongnyangni station|Cheongnyangni]]
*[[Gangneung station|Gangneung]]
*[[Donghae station|Donghae]]
*[[Wonju station|Wonju]]
*[[Jecheon station|Jecheon]]
*[[Yeongju station|Yeongju]]
*[[Andong station|Andong]]
*[[Yeongcheon station|Yeonghcheon]]
*[[Gyeongju Station|Gyeongju]]
*[[Taehwagang station|Taehwagang]]
*[[Bujeon station|Bujeon]]}}
|}
{{clear}}

===AREX===
{{Infobox station
| name               = {{Infobox station/Header SMS
|native_name =서울역
|name =Seoul Station
|line_name =AREX
|station_number =A01
}}
| style              = Seoul Metropolitan Subway
| style2             = AREX
| image              = Q20415 Seoul A04.JPG
| alt                = 
| caption            = Entrance for AREX
| address            = 
| borough            = 
| country            = 
| coordinates        = <!-- {{coord|latitude|N/S|longitude|E/W|display=inline,title}} -->
| owned              = [[Korea Rail Network Authority]]
| operator           = Airport Railroad Co., Ltd.
| line               = 
| distance           = 
| platforms          = 2
| tracks             = 3
| train_operators    = 
| connections        = 
| structure          = Underground
| parking            = 
| bicycle            = 
| code               = A01
| iata               = 
| zone               = 
| website            = 
| opened             = December 29, 2010
| electrified        = Yes
| closed             = 
| passengers         = 29,796<ref name="KTDB_smesrs" />
| pass_year          = 
| pass_rank          = 
| services_collapsible = yes
| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Seoul Metropolitan Subway
|line1=AREX|right1=Gongdeok
|line2=AREX|right2=Incheon International Airport Terminal 1|note-mid2=Express
}}
}}

<small>↑ ''Terminus''</small> ↑
{|
|-
|style="width:0.1em; border-left:solid 1px black;"| &nbsp;
|style="background-color: #{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|AREX}}; color: white;"|Local
|style="width:0.1em; border-right:solid 1px black;"| &nbsp;
|style="width:0.1em;"| &nbsp;
|style="width:0.1em; border-left:solid 1px black;"| &nbsp;
|style="background-color: #{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|AREX}}; color: white;"|Express
|}
<small>[[Gongdeok station|Gongdeok]] ↓ / [[Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station|Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1]] ↓</small>

{| frame="hsides" rules="rows" class="wikitable"
|-
!Line!!Train!!Destination
|-
| <span style="color:#{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|AREX}};">●</span>AREX
| Local<br/>Express
| Terminate Platform
|-
| <span style="color:#{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|AREX}};">●</span>AREX
| Local
| {{plainlist|
*[[Gimpo International Airport station|Gimpo Int'l Airport]]
*[[Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station|Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1]]
*[[Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 station|Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2]]
}}
|-
| <span style="color:#{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|AREX}};">●</span>AREX
| Express
| {{plainlist|
*[[Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station|Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1]]
*[[Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 station|Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2]]
}}
|}
* Platform numbers are not assigned; instead, platforms are classified as "express" or "local"

====Platform layout (AREX)====
{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
| rowspan="10" style="width:50px; border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray; vertical-align:top;"|'''AREX platform level'''
|  style="border-bottom:solid 0 gray; border-top:solid 1px gray; width:100px;"|Eastbound local
|  style="border-bottom:solid 0 gray; border-top:solid 1px gray; width:390px;"|← [[AREX|<span style="background:#{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|AREX}};color:white;">'''AREX Local'''</span>]] Alighting passengers only
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Westbound local
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} [[AREX|<span style="background:#{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|AREX}};color:white;">'''AREX Local'''</span>]] toward [[Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 station|Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2]] <small>([[Gongdeok station|Gongdeok]])</small> →
|-
| rowspan="2" | Express
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} [[AREX|<span style="background:#{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|AREX}};color:white;">'''AREX Express'''</span>]] toward [[Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 station|Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2]] <small>([[Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station|Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1]])</small> →
|-
|← [[AREX|<span style="background:#{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|AREX}};color:white;">'''AREX Express'''</span>]] Alighting passengers only
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|}
{{clear}}

===Seoul Metro===
{{Infobox station
| name               = {{Infobox station/Header SMS
|native_name =서울역
|name =Seoul Station
|line_name =Line 1
|station_number =133
}}
{{Infobox station/Header SMS
|native_name =서울역
|name =Seoul Station
|line_name =Line 4
|station_number =426
}}
{{Infobox station/Header SMS
|native_name =서울역
|name =Seoul Station
|line_name =GTX-A
|station_number =X106
}}
| style              = Seoul Subway
| style2             = 1
| image              = Seoul Station (Seoul metro) 002.jpg
| alt                = Seoul Station 03.JPG
| caption            = Line 1 platform
| address            = Bongnaedong 2-ga, [[Jung-gu, Seoul|Jung-gu]] (Line 1)<br/>Dongja-dong, [[Yongsan-gu]] (Line 4)
| borough            = [[Seoul]]
| country            = 
| coordinates        = <!-- {{coord|latitude|N/S|longitude|E/W|display=inline,title}} -->
| owned              = 
| operator           = [[Seoul Metro]]
| line               = 
| distance           = 
| platforms          = {{plainlist|
* 1 (Line 1)
* 1 (Line 4)
}}
| tracks             = {{plainlist|
* 2 (Line 1)
* 2 (Line 4)
}}
| train_operators    = 
| connections        = 
| structure          = Underground
| parking            = 
| bicycle            = 
| iata               = 
| zone               = 
| website            = 
| opened             = August 15, 1974 (Line 1)<br/>October 18, 1985 (Line 4)
| electrified        = Yes
| closed             = 
| passengers         = {{plainlist|
* 133,833 (Line 1)<ref name="KTDB_smesrs">[http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080247/http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418 |date=October 6, 2014 }}. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.</ref>
* 32,687 (Line 4)<ref name="KTDB_smesrs" />
}}
| pass_year          = 
| pass_rank          = 
| services_collapsible = yes
| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Seoul Metropolitan Subway
|line1=1|left1=City Hall|to-left1=Yeoncheon|right1=Namyeong|to-right1=Incheon
|line2=1|left2=City Hall|right2=Namyeong|to-right2=Sinchang or Seodongtan|to-left2=Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University
|line3=1|type3=GW|left3=City Hall|right3=Namyeong
|line4=1|type4=GB|left4=City Hall|right4=Namyeong
|line5=4|left5=Hoehyeon|right5=Sookmyung Women's University|to-right5=Oido|to-left5=Jinjeop
}}
}}

{| frame="hsides" rules="rows" class="wikitable"
|-
!Platform!!Line!!Destination
|-
! colspan="3"| Line 1 Platform
|-
! To Sinchang / Incheon
| <span style="color: #{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|1}};">●</span>Line 1
| {{plainlist|
*[[Guro station|Guro]]
*[[Incheon station|Incheon]]
*[[Byeongjeom station|Byeongjeom]]
*{{stn|Seodongtan}}
*[[Cheonan station|Cheonan]]
*[[Sinchang station|Sinchang]]
}}
|-
! To Yeoncheon
| <span style="color: #{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|1}};">●</span>Line 1
| {{plainlist|
*[[Cheongnyangni station|Cheongnyangni]]
*[[Kwangwoon University station|Kwangwoon University]]
*[[Uijeongbu station|Uijeongbu]]
*[[Dongducheon station|Dongducheon]]
*[[Yeoncheon station|Yeoncheon]]
}}
|-
! colspan="3"| Line 4 Platform
|-
! To Jinjeop
| <span style="color: #{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|4}};">●</span>Line 4
| {{plainlist|
*[[Chungmuro station|Chungmuro]]
*[[Dongdaemun station|Dongdaemun]]
*[[Nowon station|Nowon]]
*[[Jinjeop station|Jinjeop]]
}}
|-
! To Oido
| <span style="color: #{{rcr|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|4}};">●</span>Line 4
| {{plainlist|
*[[Dongjak station|Dongjak]]
*[[Sadang station|Sadang]]
*[[Geumjeong station|Geumjeong]]
*[[Oido station|Oido]]
}}
|}

====Platform layout (Seoul Metro)====
{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
| rowspan="3" style="width:50px; border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 0 gray; vertical-align:top;"|'''Line 1 platforms'''
|  style="border-bottom:solid 0 gray; border-top:solid 1px gray; width:100px;"|Southbound
|  style="border-bottom:solid 0 gray; border-top:solid 1px gray; width:390px;"|{{0|→}} {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|1}} toward [[Incheon station|Incheon]], [[Sinchang station|Sinchang]] or {{stn|Seodongtan}} <small>([[Namyeong station|Namyeong]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|-
|Northbound
|← {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|1}} toward [[Yeoncheon station|Yeoncheon]], {{stn|Uijeongbu}} or {{stn|Kwangwoon University}} <small>([[City Hall Station (Seoul)|City Hall]])</small>
|-
| rowspan="3" style="width:50px; border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray; vertical-align:top;"|'''Line 4 platforms'''
|  style="border-bottom:solid 0 gray; border-top:solid 1px gray; width:100px;"|Northbound
|  style="border-bottom:solid 0 gray; border-top:solid 1px gray; width:390px;"|← {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|4}} toward [[Jinjeop station|Jinjeop]] <small>([[Hoehyeon station|Hoehyeon]])</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Southbound
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|4}} toward or [[Oido station|Oido]] <small>([[Sookmyung Women's University station|Sookmyung Women's Univ.]])</small> →
|}
{{clear}}

<gallery>
Seoul station line 1.jpg|The Seoul Subway Line 1 platforms in July 2006, before interior refurbishment and [[platform screen doors]] retrofit
서울역 내부 (1999.11).jpg|Transfer passage to Line 1 (November 1999)
서울역 내부 (1999.11) - 2.jpg|Transfer passage to Line 4 (November 1999)
</gallery>

==History==
The former Seoul station, [[Namdaemun]] Station, started operating in a 33&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> (10 pyeong) wooden building in July 1900 with the extension of the [[Gyeongin Line]] north of the [[Han River (Korea)|Han River]]. The [[Gyeongbu Line]] opened in 1905, and the [[Gyeongui Line]] opened in 1921 – both lines connecting to the station. The construction of the current "Old Seoul Station" began on June 1, 1922, and was finished on September 30, 1925.<ref name="284 History">{{cite web| title = History| publisher = Culture Station 284| url = http://www.seoul284.org/new/eng/old/history.php| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170129113758/http://www.seoul284.org/new/eng/old/history.php| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2017-01-29| access-date = 2012-08-10}}</ref> In 1923, the station reverted to the name "Gyeongseong Station," when the name of the city of [[Seoul]] changed from [[Hanseong]] to [[Gyeongseong]] ("[[Keijō]]" in Japanese).

The station was renamed "Seoul Station" on November 1, 1947. The station was expanded throughout the post-[[Korean War]] era; the Southern Annex of Seoul Station was completed on December 30, 1957, and the Western Annex was completed on February 14, 1969. In 1975, the Korea National Railroad's office moved from Seoul Station to the new West Annex office. A raised walkway connecting the Seoul Station and the West Annex was completed in 1977, and Korea's first privately funded station was erected in 1988 in time for the [[1988 Summer Olympics|Seoul Olympics]]. In 2004, a new terminal adjacent to the existing one was completed to coincide with the introduction of [[KTX]] high-speed rail service.<ref name="284 History" />

==Old Seoul Station==
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The old Seoul Station ({{ko-hhrm|hangul=구서울역사|hanja=舊서울驛舍|}}, literally meaning "old Seoul Station building"), also known as "Culture Station Seoul 284" ({{ko-hhrm|hangul=문화역서울 284}}), originally named Keijō (Gyeongseong) station and designed by Tsukamoto Yasushi of [[Tokyo Imperial University]], was finished in November 1925. This red brick building, designed in an [[Eclecticism|eclectic]] style, features a Byzantine-style central dome and a centralized and symmetrical layout.<ref name="Station">{{cite web|title=서울역사 (Seoul Station Building) |publisher=[[Seoul Metropolitan Government]] |year=2003 |url=http://sca.visitseoul.net/korean/architecture/i_modern_building01019.htm |access-date=2009-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040816190257/http://sca.visitseoul.net/korean/architecture/i_modern_building01019.htm |archive-date=August 16, 2004 }}</ref> The floor of the Central Hall on the ground floor was covered with granite and the walls were covered with man-made stone. The wooden floor inside the building's VIP Lounge was covered with birch wood and a western style restaurant was located on the 2nd floor.<ref name="284 History" />

On September 25, 1981, the old station was designated as Historic Site 284.<ref name="284 History" /> A restoration project of the old station began in September 2007 to "transform the former Seoul Station, which had lost its functionality as a train station since the opening of the new KTX station, into a premier national multidisciplinary cultural facility". On the same year, the management was transferred from the Cultural Heritage Administration to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. After the design for former Seoul Station's remodeling was developed in 2009, the remodeling construction began.<ref name="284 Intro">{{cite web| title = Restoration Project| publisher = Culture Station 284| url = http://www.seoul284.org/new/eng/old/intro.php| access-date = 2012-08-10| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130415185101/http://www.seoul284.org/new/eng/old/intro.php| archive-date = April 15, 2013| df = mdy-all}}</ref>

On August 9, 2011, the station was reopened as a culture complex with its original exterior, after a two-year restoration project by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the state-run Korea Craft and Design Foundation (KCDF).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/491172.html|title=Historic Seoul Station reopens|work=[[The Hankyoreh]]|date=August 10, 2011|access-date=2011-10-15}}</ref> On April 2, 2012, "Culture Seoul Station 284" was officially launched "as a space for diverse artistic and cultural creation and exchange". The official name, which combines the station's historic, spatial, and urban symbolisms, was selected through a national open call. By combining the notion of a cultural space with the old Seoul Station's historic site number 284, the name aims to embody the concepts of preserving its appearance and value as a historic site while simultaneously cultivating the meaning of the station as a place of various cultural intersections. The restored station is a 9,202m<sup>2</sup> building with two stories above ground and one story below ground level.<ref name="284 Intro" /> The former station, before the renovation, has the main lobby, a waiting room, and a VIP room on the first floor, and a barber shop and restaurants on the second floor. Post-renovation, the first floor contains a venue for performances, exhibitions and events, and a multipurpose hall on the floor above.<ref>{{cite news|title=Old Seoul Station Gets New Lease of Life|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/08/10/2011081001290.html|access-date=January 28, 2013|newspaper=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=August 10, 2011}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Seoul Station and Hangang-daero.jpg|Seoul station and former [[Daewoo]] Group headquarters building
File:Q20415 Seoul A01.JPG|[[AREX]] Seoul station sign
File:Seoul-metro-426-Seoul-station-platform-20181122-173020.jpg|Station Platform (Line 4)
File:Seoul Station Train Tracks at Night.jpg|The KTX's platform at midnight
File:Old-Seoul-station-20181122-072336.jpg|Old Seoul Station
File:Keijo Station under construction, 1924-10 (platform).jpg|Construction of the original station in 1924
File:20241230 GTX-A 서울역 역명판.jpg|GTX-A Seoul station sign
File:20241230 GTX-A 서울역 승강장.jpg|Station Platform (GTX-A)
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Transportation in South Korea]]
* [[Seoul Station City Airport Terminal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081020001518/http://ktxcyberstation.korail.go.kr/02_seoul/frame_station.jsp Seoul Station introduction (KTX Cyber Station)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130613012805/http://www.arex.or.kr/jsp/advert/station_info10.jsp Seoul Station introduction (Incheon International Airport Railroad Homepage)]

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