Gwangju station

광주
Gwangju
	광주; Gwangju
	Gwangju station building
Korean name
Hangul	광주역
Hanja	光州驛
Revised Romanization	Gwangju yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kwangju yŏk
General information
Location	611 Jungheung Dong, Buk Gu, Gwangju
Operated by	Korail
Platforms	3
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground/Straight
History
Opened	July 1, 1922
Services
	toward Yongsan
	Gwangju Songjeong toward Suncheon
Terminus	toward Mokpo

Gwangju station is a train station located in Gwangju, South Korea, 353 km south of Yongsan station.

History[]

The station opened on July 1, 1922, and the station building was moved to its present location on July 25, 1969.^[1]

On August 10, 2000, Gwangju station was disconnected from the Gyeongjeon Line when a southern bypass between Hyocheon and Songjeong-ri (today Gwangju Songjeong Station) was opened. The section between Songjeong-ri and Gwangju remained in use as the Gwangju Line, a spur with Gwangju station as its terminal station.

Gwangju station was opened on July 1, 1922 as a regular station in Daein-dong, Gwangju, and served as an important transportation role for Kwang-si until April 1, 2004. Currently^[when?], KTX operation is in charge of Gwangju Songjeong Station, and Gwangju station is running the Saemaeul-ho and Mugunghwa-ho trip service.^[1]