Daejeon Station

대전
Daejeon
Korean name
Hangul
대전역
Hanja
大田驛
Revised RomanizationDaejeon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTaechŏn-yŏk
General information
Location215 Jungang-ro, Dong District, Daejeon
Line(s)Gyeongbu Line
KTX Gyeongbu high-speed railway
Platforms6
Tracks13
Connections Metro station
Construction
Structure typeAboveground/Straight
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1905
Passengers
(Daily) Based on January–June 2011.
KR: 44,913[1]
Services
Preceding station Following station
Osong
towards Seoul or Haengsin

Gyeongbu KTX
Gimcheon (Gumi)
towards Busan

Daejeon Station (Korean대전역) is on South Korea's high-speed KTX railway network, 166.6 km south of Seoul Station.

History

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The station opened on January 1, 1905, in the period of Korea under Japanese rule and KTX trains on the Gyeongbu Line began services on April 1, 2004. The station inspired the romantic blues ballad "Daejeon Blues"[2] that has been preferred by musicians throughout Asia and has become a Korean classic. The melody of the song is played on the speakers of the subway trains upon arriving at Daejeon Station. The station was used for the 2016 film Train to Busan.[3]

Services

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Daejeon 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 Daejeon Line, a short line connecting Daejeon Station with Seodaejeon station, and also by the Daejeon Subway. Underground shopping can be found connected to Daejeon station.

See also

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References

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36°19′54.82″N 127°26′4.28″E / 36.3318944°N 127.4345222°E / 36.3318944; 127.4345222

  1. ^ Passenger Transportation Result of Korea Railway (O/D)[permanent dead link]. Korea Transportation Database, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Kim, Hyung-yoon (Spring 2010). "Daejeon, Where People Embrace a Slow-paced Life". Koreana. Vol. 24, no. 1. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Korea Foundation. pp. 72–79. ISSN 1016-0744. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  3. ^ "Train to Busan filming locations — MovieMaps".
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