Kwangwoon University Station

119 광운대 Kwangwoon University
Seongbuk Station era
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°ECoordinates: 37°37′23″N 127°03′41″E / 37.62306°N 127.06139°E
Operated by	Korail
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	July 25, 1939[1][2]
Traffic
Passengers	Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 20,501[3]
Services
Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station Wolgye toward Soyosan Line 1 Seokgye toward Incheon or Sinchang Terminus Gyeongchun Line Sangbong toward Chuncheon

Kwangwoon University Station (formerly Seongbuk Station) is a train station on the Gyeongwon Line in Seoul, South Korea operated by Korail. It is served by Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system, being one of the original termini of Line 1 along with Incheon Station and Suwon Station when Line 1 opened in 1974. Seongbuk Depot, one of the 5 depots of Line 1, is located nearby. It is also the current western terminus of the Gyeongchun Line, although trains traveling between Seoul and Chuncheon depart from Cheongnyangni Station.

Renaming

Seongbuk Station was renamed Kwangwoon University Station on February 25, 2013.^[4] It was formerly subnamed Kwangwoon University.

References

1. "광운대역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
2. "광운대역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
4. "Seongbuk Station is now named Kwangwoon University Station" (Korail via VisitKorea.net - February 18, 2013)