Dongdaegu Station

Dongdaegu Station (Korean: 동대구역), 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.

동대구 Dongdaegu
Korean name
Hangul	동대구역
Hanja	東大邱驛
Revised Romanization	Dongdaeguyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Tongdaeguyŏk
General information
Location	550 Dongdaegu-ro, Dong District, Daegu South Korea
Coordinates	35°52′47.00″N 128°37′45.18″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongbu Line Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Platforms	7
Tracks	14
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground / Straight
History
Opened	June 10, 1969 (1969-06-10)
Services
Preceding station Following station Seodaegu towards Seoul or Haengsin Gyeongbu KTX Gyeongju towards Busan Gimcheon (Gumi) towards Seoul or Haengsin Donghae KTX Pohang Terminus

Dongdaegu Station (Shinsegae Department Store)
General information
Location	B530 Dongdaegu-ro, Dong District, Daegu
Coordinates	35°52′41″N 128°37′40″E
Operated by	Daegu Transportation Corporation
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	135
History
Opened	May 2, 1998 (1998-05-02)
Services
Preceding station Daegu Metro Following station Sincheon towards Seolhwa–Myeonggok Line 1 Dong-gu Office towards Ansim

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

• Transportation in South Korea
• Korail
• KTX

External links

• Station homepage (Korean)
• (in Korean) Cyber station information from Daegu Transportation Corporation