Iksan Station

Iksan 익산
File:Iksan Station 30 Sep 2015.jpg
Korean name
Hangul	익산역
Hanja	益山驛
Revised Romanization	Iksan yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Iksan yŏk
General information
Location	1 Changin Dong 2 Ga, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do South Korea
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Honam High Speed Railway Honam Line Jeolla Line Gunsan Line
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	January 1, 1915
Rebuilt	2015
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station Gongju toward Yongsan or Haengsin Honam KTX Jeongeup toward Gwangju Songjeong or Mokpo

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

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 which 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 Line. It also has express services and local services on the normal speed Honam Line. Trains on the Jeolla and Gunsan Lines also call at this station.

See also

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

External links

• Korea Train eXpress
• Route Map
• Korean Wikipedia page on explosion