Soyosan station

소요산
Soyosan
Korean name
Hangul
소요산역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSoyosannyeok
McCune–ReischauerSoyosannyŏk
General information
Location126-3 Sangbongam-dong,
2925 Pyeonghwa-ro,
Dongducheon-si,
Gyeonggi-do
 South Korea
Coordinates37°56′55″N 127°03′39″E / 37.94861°N 127.06083°E / 37.94861; 127.06083
Operated byKorail Korail
Line(s)Gyeongwon Line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus Station
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedDecember 23, 1975 (1975-12-23)
ClosedDecember 15, 2023 (old ground level platform)
RebuiltDecember 16, 2023 (new elevated platforms)
Passengers
Based on Jan–Dec 2012.
KR: 148[1]
Line 1: 8,730[2] operator= Korail
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Cheongsan
towards Yeoncheon
Line 1 Dongducheon
towards Incheon

Soyosan Station is a ground-level metro station on Line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Sangbongam Dong, Dongducheon, South Korea. It is named after the nearby Soyosan (587 m),[3] a mountain beside the U.S. Army base Camp Casey. It is on this mountain, at the Jajae'am Hermitage, that the Buddhist Saint Wonhyo is said to have reached enlightenment.[4]

The ground level station was closed on December 15, 2023 at the last train, and the new elevated station opened the next day, as part of the Yeoncheon extension. This eliminated the tedious grade crossing that surrounded the rail entrance to the station.[5]

  1. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between General Railroad Stations Archived October 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ^ "한국관광공사여행정보사이트 - 소요산 (Hanguk Gwangwang Gongsa Yeohaeng Jeongbo Saiteu - Soyosan)". VisitKorea Tourism Association. Retrieved 2007-11-20. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Mt. Soyosan (Jajaeam Retreat)". Gyeonggi-do Provincial Council. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
  5. ^ 병극, 장 (14 December 2023). ""전철 1호선의 진격...경원선 동두천-연천까지 달린다"" [“The advance of subway line 1... Gyeongwon Line runs from Dongducheon to Yeoncheon.”]. Rail Economy News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.