Gupo station

구포
Gupo
Station building
Korean name
Hangul
구포역
Hanja
龜浦驛
Revised Romanization Gupoyeok
McCune–Reischauer Kup'oyŏk
General information
Location Gupo-dong, Buk District, Busan
South Korea
Coordinates 35°12′16.60″N 128°59′47.61″E
Operated by Korail Korail
Line(s) Gyeongbu Line
Platforms 2
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Aboveground
History
Opened January 1, 1905
Services
Preceding station Following station
Miryang
towards Seoul or Haengsin

Gyeongbu KTX
Busan
Terminus

Gupo station is a Korail station on the Gyeongbu Line, between Hwamyeong station and Sasang station, located in northern Busan, South Korea. It was opened on 1 January 1905, and is connected with the subway Gupo station on Busan Metro Line 3 via an overhead bridge, so passengers can transfer.

On January 1, 1905, the operation was started as a temporary-operation station. It was adjusted to the office building in 1991 and began operating the KTX in 2004. KTX, ITX-Saemaeul and Mugunghwa-ho trains run and are in charge of passenger and ticket sales.

History

  • January 1, 1905: Start of operation as a driving station
  • December 30, 1985: Present history completion
  • August 16, 1989: The east–west transit train (Gupo–Haeundae) passenger handling began
  • January 7, 1991: Coordinated to the officer's office
  • December 2, 2002: Abolished the east–west transit railway
  • April 1, 2004: KTX stopping
  • November 15, 2006: Stop handling cargo handling

See also