Gwangju Songjeong station

Gwangju Songjeong
광주송정
Korail
KTX
Korean name
Hangul 광주송정역
Hanja 光州松汀驛
Revised Romanization Gwangjusongjeongnyeok
McCune–Reischauer Kwangjusongjŏngnyŏk
General information
Location Songjeong-dong, Gwangsan District, Gwangju
South Korea
Coordinates 35°8′16.24″N 126°47′24.84″E / 35.1378444°N 126.7902333°E / 35.1378444; 126.7902333Coordinates: 35°8′16.24″N 126°47′24.84″E / 35.1378444°N 126.7902333°E / 35.1378444; 126.7902333
Operated by Korail
Line(s) Honam Line, Gyeongjeon Line, Gwangju Line, Honam High Speed Railway
Construction
Structure type Aboveground/Straight
History
Opened October 1, 1913
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station
Honam KTX
toward Mokpo

Gwangju Songjeong Station (formerly Songjeongni Station) is a station in Gwangju, South Korea.[1] It is on the national high-speed KTX railway network, 341 km south of Yongsan Station.

History

The station opened on November 1, 1914, and the building was moved to its current location on September 18, 1988. KTX trains on the Honam Line began services on April 1, 2004.

Gwangju City Government changed the name of Songjeong-ri station to Gwangju·Songjeong station from April 1, 2009.[2]

Services

Gwangju Songjeong Station serves KTX trains on the Honam Line.[1] It also has express services and local services on the normal speed Honam Line and on the Gyeongjeon Line.[1] Under the same name, the station is currently on Line 1 of Gwangju's subway network.[1] From April 2, 2015, intercity bus stops were established in front of Songjeong station in Gwangju.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 한국철도공사. "KTX역". www.letskorail.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  2. ↑ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=001&oid=098&aid=0002027570& in Korean


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