Iksan station

Iksan station is on South Korea's high-speed KTX railway network, 243 km south of Yongsan station.

익산 Iksan
Korean name
Hangul	익산역
Hanja	益山驛
Revised Romanization	Iksan yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Iksan yŏk
General information
Location	153 Iksan-daero, Iksan. Jeonbuk-do South Korea
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Honam HSR Honam Line Jeolla Line Janghang Line
Platforms	6
Tracks	18
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
Parking	Yes
History
Opened	January 1, 1915
Rebuilt	2015
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Korea Train Express Following station Gongju towards Haengsin or Yongsan Honam KTX Jeongeup towards Mokpo Jeolla KTX Jeonju towards Yeosu Expo Preceding station Following station Gunsan towards Saemaeul-ho Terminus Ganggyeong towards ITX-Saemaeul Gimje towards Jeonju towards

History

The station opened on January 1, 1915, and KTX trains on the Honam Line began services on April 1, 2004. The most notable incident to occur at this station was an explosion that occurred at 9:15 p.m. on November 11, 1977. The explosion occurred as dynamite being transported from Incheon to Gwangju caught alight. The station was then known as "Iri station" (이리역), Iri being Iksan's former name.

Services

Iksan station serves KTX trains on the Honam high-speed railway and the normal speed Honam Line. It also has express services and local services on the normal speed Honam Line. Trains on the Jeolla and Janghang Lines also call at this station.

See also

• Transportation in South Korea
• Korail
• KTX
• Iri station explosion

External links

• Korea Train eXpress
• Route Map