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(Redirected from Seongbuk Station) Train station in South Korea
119 광운대
Kwangwoon Univ.
Station Platform (Line 1)
Korean name
Hangul광운대역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwangundae-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKwangundae-yŏk
General information
Location85 Wolgye-dong,
98-2 Seokgyero,
Nowon-gu, Seoul
 South Korea
Coordinates37°37′23″N 127°03′41″E / 37.62306°N 127.06139°E / 37.62306; 127.06139
Operated byKorail Korail
Line(s)Gyeongwon Line
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedJuly 25, 1939
Previous namesSeongbuk
Passengers
Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 20,501
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Wolgyetowards Soyosan Line 1 Seokgyetowards Incheon
Wolgyetowards Uijeongbu Line 13 times only on weekdays Seokgyetowards Seodongtan
Terminus Line 1Most services Seokgyetowards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Chang-dongtowards Dongducheon Line 1Gyeongwon Express Seokgyetowards Incheon
Terminus Gyeongchun LineVery limited service Sangbongtowards Chuncheon

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. It was formerly subnamed Kwangwoon University.

References

  1. "광운대역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  2. "광운대역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  4. "Seongbuk Station is now named Kwangwoon University Station Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine" (Korail via VisitKorea.net - February 18, 2013)
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Line 1
Gyeongwon Line
Jongno Line
Gyeongbu Line
Janghang Line
Byeongjeom Depot Line
Gyeongbu high-speed railway
Gyeongin Line
Gyeongchun Line
Mangu Line
Jungang Line
Gyeongchun Line
Gyeongwon Line


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