Namgwangju station (남광주역, means South Gwangju station) was a train station in Gyeongjeon Line, located in Gwangju, South Korea. The station was opened at December 25, 1930, as Singwangju station. Namgwangju station has successfully dispersed the passengers of Gwangju station, and grew as major station in Gwangju.

Namgwangju station 남광주
Korean name
Hangul	남광주역
Hanja	南光州驛
Revised Romanization	Nam Gwangju yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Nam Kwangju yŏk
General information
Location	Hak-dong 55, Dong-gu, Gwangju
Coordinates	35°8′19.63″N 126°55′18.15″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongjeon Line
History
Opened	December 25, 1930 (1930-12-25)
Closed	10 August 2000 (2000-08-10)
Previous names	Singwangju

However, because Gyeongjeon line has moved outside of the city, Namgwangju station has closed, and moved the station function to Seogwangju station.

History

• 1930/12/25 : Opened as Singwangju station[1]
• 1938/04/01 : Changed name to Namgwangju station[2]
• 1978/11/20 : Cargo carrying stopped[3]
• 2000/08/10 : Station closed, moved the function to Seogwangju station.
• 2007/02/27 : Tour train (2 cars) came to stop momentary.

Gallery

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  Station name sign
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  Direction to Gwangju station

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