Miryang Station

밀양
Miryang
	밀양; Miryang
	Station building
Korean name
Hangul	밀양역
Hanja	密陽驛
Revised Romanization	Miryang yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Milyang yŏk
General information
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongbu Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground/Straight
Key dates
January 1, 1905	opened
Services

Miryang station is on the normal speed Gyeongbu Line, 55 km south of Dongdaegu Station. Miryang station is an important branch of the Gyeongbu and Gyeongjeon lines. The surrounding area is filled with numerous tourist attractions such as Ice Valley, Pyochungsa Temple, Pyochungbi, Jaejak Mountain and Unmun Mountain, as well as famous mountains called Yeongnam Alps. Especially in summer, there is a theater festival held in Miryang Theater Village and a cool ice valley without long clothes. It is a station that is the center of economy and tourism.^[1]

History[edit]

The station opened on January 1, 1905, to trains on the Gyeongbu Line. The building was destroyed by fire on February 12, 1962. The station was elevated in its determined importance on March 3, 1972, and a new station building was completed on December 28, 1982. KTX trains on the normal speed Gyeongbu Line began services on April 1, 2004.