Kwangwoon University station

광운대
Kwangwoon Univ.
Station Platform (Line 1)
Korean name
Hangul
광운대역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwangundae-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKwangundae-yŏk
General information
Location85 Wolgye-dong,
98-2 Seokgyero,
Nowon-gu, Seoul
 South Korea
Coordinates37°37′23″N 127°03′41″E / 37.62306°N 127.06139°E / 37.62306; 127.06139
Operated byKorail Korail
Line(s)Gyeongwon Line
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedJuly 25, 1939[1][2]
Previous namesSeongbuk
Passengers
Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 20,501[3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Wolgye
towards Soyosan
 Line 1 Seokgye
towards Incheon
Wolgye
towards Uijeongbu
 Line 1
3 times only on weekdays
 Seokgye
towards Seodongtan
Terminus Line 1
Most services
 Seokgye
towards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Chang-dong
towards Dongducheon
 Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
 Seokgye
towards Incheon
Terminus Gyeongchun Line
Very limited service
 Sangbong
towards Chuncheon

Kwangwoon University station (formerly Seongbuk station) is a train station on Seoul Subway Line 1, Gyeongchun Line and Gyeongwon Line in Seoul, South Korea operated by Korail. Together with Incheon station and Suwon station, this station was one of the three termini of Line 1 when it opened in 1974. Seongbuk Depot, one of the five depots of Line 1, is located nearby.

  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 Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.