Dongdaegu Station

Dongdaegu Station, meaning "East Daegu Station", is a railway station in Daegu, South Korea. It is on the national high-speed KTX railway network, 282 km (175 mi) south of Seoul Station.[1]

동대구
Dongdaegu
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDongdaeguyeok
McCune–ReischauerTongdaeguyŏk
General information
Location294 Sinam-dong, Dong District, Daegu
South Korea
Coordinates35°52′47.00″N 128°37′45.18″E
Operated byKorail
Line(s)Gyeongbu Line
Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Platforms7
Tracks14
Construction
Structure typeAboveground / Straight
History
OpenedJune 10, 1969
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station
toward Seoul or Haengsin

Gyeongbu KTX
toward Busan

Donghae KTX
Terminus
Dongdaegu
LocationSincheon-dong, Dong District, Daegu
Coordinates35°52′41″N 128°37′40″E
Operated byDaegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation
Line(s)     Line 1
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code135
History
OpenedMay 2, 1998
Services
Preceding station Daegu Metro Following station
Sincheon
towards Seolhwa–Myeonggok
 Line 1 Dong-gu Office
towards Ansim

History

The station opened in 1962 and KTX trains on the Gyeongbu Line began services on April 1, 2004, shortly after the completion of the new building earlier that year.

Services

Dongdaegu has become the chief station for Daegu, surpassing Daegu Station.

Overground

Dongdaegu Station serves all KTX trains on the Gyeongbu Line. It also has express services and local services on the normal speed Gyeongbu Line. The station is served by the Daegu Line, a short line which connects to the Jungang Line.

Subway

The station also serves the Daegu Subway. The overground railway and subway stations are not connected directly: the Subway Line 1 station entrance lies in a park close by the railway station.

Dongdaegu station features in the 2016 zombie horror film Train to Busan.

See also
  • List of Korea-related topics
  • Transportation in South Korea
  • Korail
  • KTX

References
  1. 동대구역 [Dongdaegu Station]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-06-10.


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