Gwangju station
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Korean name | |||||||||||||||
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Hanja | |||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gwangju yeok | ||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kwangju yŏk | ||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 611 Jungheung Dong, Buk Gu, Gwangju | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Korail | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 8 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Aboveground/Straight | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 1, 1922 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Images[]
Gwangju station entrance
Gwangju station entrance with the city mascot
The station interior
See also[]
- List of Korea-related topics
- Transportation in South Korea
- Korail
- Korea Train Express
References[]
External links[]
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Coordinates: 35°09′55″N 126°54′33″E / 35.165326°N 126.909237°E
- Korea Train Express stations
- Railway stations in Gwangju
- Railway stations opened in 1922
- South Korean railway station stubs