Gangchang station

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Gangchang Station
219; Gangchang Station
	Gangchang Station platform
Korean name
Hangul	강창역
Hanja	江倉驛
Revised Romanization	Gangchangyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kangch'angyŏk
General information
Location	, Dalseo District, Daegu; South Korea
Coordinates	35°51′11″N 128°28′45″E / 35.85306°N 128.47917°ECoordinates: 35°51′11″N 128°28′45″E / 35.85306°N 128.47917°E
Operated by	DTRO
Line(s)	Daegu Metro Line 2
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	219
History
Opened	October 18, 2005

Gangchang Station is a station of the Daegu Metro Line 2 in , Dalseo District, Daegu, South Korea.

Origin of the name[]

Gangchang(강창, 江倉), a warehouse built to store and transport rice by boat, was established along the Nakdong River near Gangchang Bridge in Hosan-dong, Paho-dong. And the area is still called Gangchang.^[1]

References[]

^ Warehouse(Hangul,'창고') section in Gyeongsangdoeupji(Hangul,'경상도읍지'), Local mapbook compiled by Gyeongsang Gamyeong in 1833 by combining the towns and villages compiled by each Gunhyeon, the provincial government.

External links[]

(in Korean) Cyber station information from Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation

Preceding station	Daegu Metro			Following station
Daesil towards Munyang		Line 2		Keimyung University towards Yeungnam University

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[1] Warehouse(Hangul,'창고') section in Gyeongsangdoeupji(Hangul,'경상도읍지'), Local mapbook compiled by Gyeongsang Gamyeong in 1833 by combining the towns and villages compiled by each Gunhyeon, the provincial government.

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