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Gupo station is a station on the
Gyeongbu Line The Gyeongbu Line (''Gyeongbuseon'') is a railway line in South Korea and is considered to be the most important and one of the oldest ones in the country. It was constructed in 1905, connecting Seoul with Busan via Suwon, Daejeon, and Daegu. ...
It is located in northern
Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
, and was opened on 1 January 1905. Many trains stop here. It is also connected with the subway station Gupo station on
Busan Metro Line 3 Busan Metro Line 3 () is a line of the Busan Metro system. The line was built from 1997 to 2005 and opened on November 28, 2005. The line is long, and has 17 stations. Each train of the line has 4 cars. Line 3's trains have an open gangway betwee ...
via an overhead bridge, so passengers can transfer to Busan Subway Line 3. It is a train station between Hwamyeong Station and Sasang Station. On January 1, 1905, the operation of the operation was started as a temporary operation station. It was adjusted to the office building in 1991 and began operating the
KTX Korea Train eXpress (), often known as KTX (), is South Korea's high-speed rail system, operated by Korail. Construction began on the high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992. KTX services were launched on April 1, 2004. From Seoul Station the ...
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: Abolish the East-West Transit Railway. * April 1, 2004: KTX Stopping * November 15, 2006: Stop handling cargo handling


See also

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Transportation in South Korea Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services and air routes that traverse the country. South Korea is the third country in the world to operate a maglev train, which is an automa ...
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Busan Metro The Busan Metro () is the urban rail system operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation of Busan, South Korea. The metro network first opened in 1985 with seventeen stations. The Metro itself consists of 4 numbered lines, covering of ro ...


References

Railway stations in Busan Buk District, Busan Railway stations in Korea opened in 1905 Korea Train Express stations 1905 establishments in Korea {{SouthKorea-railstation-stub