Gwangju station is a train station located in Gwangju, South Korea, 353 km south of Yongsan station.
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![]() Gwangju station building | |||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||
Hangul | |||||||||||||
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Revised Romanization | Gwangju yeok | ||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kwangju yŏk | ||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 611 Jungheung Dong, Buk Gu, Gwangju | ||||||||||||
Operated by | Korail | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 8 | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Aboveground/Straight | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | July 1, 1922 | ||||||||||||
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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 Gyeongjeon Line when a southern bypass between Hyocheon and Songjeong-ri (today GwangjuSongjeong Station) 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[when?], KTX operation is in charge of GwangjuSongjeong Station, and Gwangju station serves Mugunghwa-ho & ITX-Saemaeul services.[1]
Gwangju Line | |
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Honam Line |
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Gyeongjeon Line |
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