Oido Station

Oido Station
Oido Station
Korean name
Hangul	오이도역
Hanja	烏耳島驛
Revised Romanization	Oido-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Oido-yŏk
Line 4
← Jeongwang Terminus
Station number	456
Address	878 Jeongwang-dong, 430 Yeokjeonno, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do
Date opened	July 28, 2000
Type	Aboveground
Platforms/tracks	1 / 2
Operator	Korail
Suin Line
Terminus Darwol →
Date opened	June 30, 2012
Type	Aboveground
Platforms/tracks	1 / 2

Oido Station is a subway station in Siheung, Korea. It is the current southwestern terminus of the Seoul Subway Line 4 located almost 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, connecting Oido to other parts of Korea. A commuter rail trip between this station and Seoul Station takes over an hour, and a train servicing depot is located nearby.

This station, along with Jeongwang Station to the southeast, serves the Sihwa Industrial District of southwestern Siheung.

Beginning in June 2012, this station also became the southeastern terminus of the Suin Line, linking the city of Siheung to southern Incheon.

Vicinity

• Exit 1 : Sihwa District
• Exit 2 : Hamhyeon Middle & High Schools
• Exit 3 : North Town square (Opened at 5:00 AM, Closed at 11:30 PM.)

Ridership

Station	Number of passengers[1]
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Line 4	2691	3909	4552	5187	4536	4660	4849

Suin Line and future plans

The narrow-gauge Suin Line, which served as a means of transporting freight between Suwon and Incheon, was abandoned in 1995. Oido Station is the northwestern terminus of the section of the Suin Line that is still in use today; the southeastern terminus is Hanyang University at Ansan Station.

However, with the recent population boom in southern Gyeonggi province, the line is being relaid as a standard gauge railroad for commuter rail. The commuter rail is being opened over the course of a few stages. The first stage will incorporate an extension of Suin Line into southern Incheon, and will transfer with the Incheon Subway Line 1 at Woninjae Station.^[2]

References

1. Original data from whole clients using Seoul Metro in 2006
2. The section between Songdo-Oido opened early by next year 2008-01-13 http://economy.hankooki.com/lpage/news/200801/e2008011318011470300.htm

Coordinates: 37°22′08″N 126°44′10″E / 37.3689354°N 126.7360751°E