Gwangju Station
Gwangju Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Aboveground/Straight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Key dates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 1, 1922 | opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 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
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Coordinates: 35°09′55″N 126°54′33″E / 35.165326°N 126.909237°E