Kwangwoon University station

119 광운대 Kwangwoon Univ.
Station Platform (Line 1)
Korean name
Hangul	광운대역
Hanja	光云大驛
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 / 37.62306; 127.06139Coordinates: 37°37′23″N 127°03′41″E / 37.62306°N 127.06139°E / 37.62306; 127.06139
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongwon Line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	July 25, 1939[1][2]
Previous names	Seongbuk
Passengers
Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 20,501[3]
Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Wolgye towards Soyosan Line 1 Seokgye towards Sinchang or Incheon Chang-dong towards Dongducheon Line 1 Gyeongwon Express Seokgye towards Incheon Terminus Gyeongchun Line Sangbong towards 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.^[4] It was formerly subnamed Kwangwoon University.

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