Geumcheon-gu Office Station

Geumcheon-gu Office Station
Geumcheong-gu Office Station
Korean name
Hangul	금천구청역
Hanja	衿川區廳驛
Revised Romanization	Geumcheon-gucheong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kŭmch'ŏn'guch'ŏng-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily ridership	Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 23,408[1]
Line 1
← Doksan Seoksu → Gwangmyeong →
Station number	P144
Address	113-54 Siheung 1-dong, 91 Siheungdaero 63 gil, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul[2]
Date opened	April 1, 1908 15 August, 1974 (Line 1)[2][3]
Type	Aboveground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 4
Operator	Korail

Geumcheon-gu office Station, formerly known as Siheung Station, is a station on the Line 1 of the Seoul Subway, as well as the Gyeongbu Line. Commuter rail trains on Line 1 travel southwards from here to Anyang, Suwon, Pyeongtaek and Cheonan Stations via the Gyeongbu Line.

In addition, a spur line (also a part of Line 1) between this station and Gwangmyeong Station on the KTX serves to link high-speed trains and commuter rail.

The name of the station was changed from Siheung to its current name on December 29, 2008. The main reason for the change was because of the confusion with Siheung, a city located southwest of here.

Gallery

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  Looking north along the tracks

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  Southbound KTX entering tunnel south of platforms while northbound train on the Gyeongbu Line approaches

References

1. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
2. "금천구청역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
3. "금천구청역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-10-22.

Coordinates: 37°27′20″N 126°53′39″E / 37.45556°N 126.89417°E