Gwangju station

광주역 Gwangju Station
Gwangju Station from the front
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	3
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground/Straight
History
Opened	July 1, 1922
Services
Preceding station Following station Yongsan Mugunghwa-ho Terminus Terminus Geungnakgang towards Mokpo

Gwangju Station is a

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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

) 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^[

Images

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  Gwangju Station entrance
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  Gwangju Station entrance with the city mascot
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  The station interior

See also

• Transportation in South Korea
• Korail
• Korea Train Express

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "일반철도". Korail (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-07.

External links

• Korea Train eXpress
• Route Map

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