Gwangju Songjeong Station

GwangjuSongjeong Station (formerly Songjeong-ri 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.

광주송정
GwangjuSongjeong
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwangjusongjeongnyeok
McCune–ReischauerKwangjusongjŏngnyŏk
General information
LocationSongjeong-dong, Gwangsan District, Gwangju
South Korea
Coordinates35°8′16.24″N 126°47′24.84″E
Operated by Korail
Line(s)
Platforms5
Tracks13
Construction
Structure typeAboveground/Straight
History
OpenedOctober 1, 1913
Previous namesSongjeong-ri
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station
toward Seoul, Yongsan or Haengsin

Honam KTX
toward Mokpo
Location
광주송정
GwangjuSongjeong
Location in South Korea

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.

The government of Gwangju City changed the name of Songjeong-ri station to Gwangju Songjeong station on April 1, 2009.[2]

Services

GwangjuSongjeong 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
  • List of Korea-related topics
  • Transportation in South Korea
  • Korail
  • KTX

References
  1. 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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