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.
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Revised Romanization | Gwangundae-yeok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kwangundae-yŏk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 85 Wolgye-dong, 98-2 Seokgyero, Nowon-gu, Seoul ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°37′23″N 127°03′41″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Gyeongwon Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Aboveground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 25, 1939[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Seongbuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seongbuk station was renamed to Kwangwoon University station on February 25, 2013.[4] It was formerly subnamed Kwangwoon University.
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