Ulsan Station

Ulsan Station (Tongdosa) is a South Korean high-speed rail station located in Samnam-myeon, Ulju-gun. It is on Gyeongbu High Speed Railway and named Ulsan Station with subname Tongdosa, which is located in Yangsan, nearer than downtown Ulsan from the station. The existing Ulsan Station in Samsan-Dong, Nam-gu has been renamed to Taehwagang Station.[2]

울산 Ulsan Station
Korean name
Hangul	울산역
Hanja	蔚山驛
Revised Romanization	Ulsan-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Ulsan yŏk
General information
Location	177, Ulsanyeok-ro, Samnam-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan Republic of Korea
Operated by	Korail Busan-Gyeongnam Regional HQ
Line(s)	Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Platforms	2
History
Opened	November 1, 2010
Passengers
2013.04	12732 per day[1]  9.8%
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station Singyeongju toward Seoul or Haengsin Gyeongbu KTX Busan Terminus

History

The Ulsan Station had not planned for second phase of Gyeongbu HSR, although Ulsan is one of the metropolitan cities. But with constant civil petitions, President Roh Moo-hyun appealed positive reaction,[3] and the station was added to the plan from November 14, 2003. In result, it became the most successful case of second phase of Gyeongbu HSR.

Subname dispute

Ulsan station, waiting room

The subname of Ulsan Station is Tongdosa, the temple located in Yangsan, not Ulsan. Some Christians didn't agree with the subname, arguing that it is a religious problem. But the Korail made a vote, resulted 7 of 9 committee agreed with the 'Tongdosa' subname. Nonetheless, the subname had not been displayed in the station until 2012.

Station layout

↑ Singyeongju

２ |　| |　| １

Busan/Bujeon ↓

Platform No.	Line	Train	Destination
1	Gyeongbu HSR	KTX	For Busan
2	Gyeongbu HSR	KTX	For Dongdaegu·Osong·Daejeon·Seoul

See also

• KTX
• Transportation in South Korea

References

1. "KTX울산역 이용객 총 1천만명 돌파…직접편익 1천억".
2. "KTX '울산역(통도사)' 이름 확정, '불씨'는 남아".
3. "盧, "고속철 울산역 경유해야"".

External links

Media related to Ulsan Station at Wikimedia Commons