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| Revised Romanization | Dongdaeguyeok | |||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Tongdaeguyŏk | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 294 Sinam-dong, Dong District, Daegu South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°52′47.00″N 128°37′45.18″E / 35.8797222°N 128.6292167°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Korail | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gyeongbu Line Gyeongbu High Speed Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 14 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Aboveground / Straight | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 10, 1969 | |||||||||||||||
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Dongdaegu Station (Shinsegae Department Store) | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sincheon-dong, Dong District, Daegu | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°52′41″N 128°37′40″E / 35.87801°N 128.627844°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 135 | ||||||||||
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Dongdaegu Station, meaning "East Daegu Station", is a railway station in Daegu, South Korea. It is on the national high-speed KTX railway network, 282 km (175 mi) south of Seoul Station.[1]
History
The station opened in 1962 and KTX trains on the Gyeongbu Line began services on April 1, 2004, shortly after the completion of the new building earlier that year.
Services
Dongdaegu has become the chief station for Daegu, surpassing Daegu Station.
Overground
Dongdaegu 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 Daegu Line, a short line which connects to the Jungang Line.
Subway
The station also serves the Daegu Subway. The overground railway and subway stations are not connected directly: the Subway Line 1 station entrance lies in a park close by the railway station.
Popular culture
Dongdaegu station features in the 2016 zombie horror film Train to Busan.
See also
References
External links
- Korea Train eXpress
- Route Map
- Station homepage (Korean)
- (in Korean) Cyber station information from Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation
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