It is the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line & the Gyeongbu high-speed railway, the most important railway lines in the country, which links Busan with Seoul in around two and a half hours on KTX, Korea's high-speed rail train.

[1][2][3] There are also cheaper, slower rail alternatives to Seoul, including the Mugunghwa service, which takes over four hours.

The new station covers 24,646 square meters (265,290 square feet) and it is equipped with up-to-date automatic ticket vending machines, 11 elevators, 10 escalators, PC area, waiting and vending areas.

The entire convex curved front of the structure is glass covered construction and the station is considered an architecturally significant building.

[5] The main entrance opens up to a large park-like area surrounding the front of the station to the west.