Gwangmyeong Station

광명
Gwangmyeong
Korean name
Hangul
광명역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwangmyeong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKwangmyŏng-yŏk
General information
Location21 Gwangmyeongyeok-ro, Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi Province
Coordinates37°24′59″N 126°53′6″E / 37.41639°N 126.88500°E / 37.41639; 126.88500
Operated byKorail Korail
Line(s)Gyeongbu high-speed railway
Platforms4
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedApril 1, 2004
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan–Dec 2012.
KTX: 18,602[1]
Line 1: 2,888[2]
Services
Preceding station Korea Train Express Following station
Seoul
towards Haengsin or Seoul
Gyeongbu KTX Cheonan–Asan
towards Busan
Yongsan
towards Haengsin or Yongsan
Honam KTX Cheonan–Asan
towards Mokpo
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Geumcheon-gu Office
towards Yeongdeungpo
Line 1
Gwangmyeong Shuttle Service
Terminus

Gwangmyeong station (Korean광명역) is a train station in Gwangmyeong, South Korea. The station was newly built as a stop of national railway operator Korail's KTX high-speed service, 22.0 km (13.7 mi) south of Seoul Station.[3]

The area surrounding the station is home to the world's second largest IKEA store at 59,000 square meters (640,000 square feet),[4][5] along with a large Costco store and a Lotte Premium Outlet.

  1. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between General Railroad Stations Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ^ "KTX 이용고객 2천만명 돌파" (PDF). The Chosun Ilbo. 2005-01-02. Retrieved 2010-10-31.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "이케아 광명점 12월 18일 오픈 - Ikea". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  5. ^ "Poäng! IKEA Hits Headwinds in Korea". The Wall Street Journal. 18 November 2014.