Kwangwoon University station
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Hangul | 광운대역 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revised Romanization | Gwangundae-yeok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kwangundae-yŏk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 85 Wolgye-dong, 98-2 Seokgyero, Nowon-gu, Seoul South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°37′23″N 127°03′41″E / 37.62306°N 127.06139°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Korail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Gyeongwon Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Aboveground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 25, 1939[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Seongbuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 20,501[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kwangwoon University station (formerly Seongbuk station) is a train station on Seoul Subway Line 1, Gyeongchun Line and Gyeongwon Line in Seoul, South Korea operated by Korail. Together with Incheon station and Suwon station, this station was one of the three termini of Line 1 when it opened in 1974. Seongbuk Depot, one of the five depots of Line 1, is located nearby.
Renaming
Seongbuk station was renamed to Kwangwoon University station on February 25, 2013.[4] It was formerly subnamed Kwangwoon University.
References
- ^ "광운대역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Seongbuk Station is now named Kwangwoon University Station Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine" (Korail via VisitKorea.net - February 18, 2013)
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