Gwangju station
{{short description|Train station in Gwangju, South Korea}}
{{infobox station
| name = {{Infobox station/Header Korail
|native_name=광주
|name = Gwangju
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| mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
| hangul = 광주역
| hanja = 光州驛
| rr = Gwangju yeok
| mr = Kwangju yŏk
}}
| image = Gwangju Station Front.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Gwangju Station from the front
| address = 611 Jungheung Dong, Buk Gu, Gwangju
| coordinates =
| passengers =
| operator = Korail
| lines =
| platforms = 3
| tracks = 8
| bus_routes =
| structure = Aboveground/Straight
| opened = July 1, 1922
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Korail
|line1=Mugunghwa-ho|left1=Geungnakgang|type1=Yongsan–Gwangju
|line2=Mugunghwa-ho|right2=Geungnakgang|type2=Gwangju–Mokpo
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Gwangju Station is a train station located in Gwangju, South Korea, 353 km south of Yongsan station.
History
The station opened on July 1, 1922, and the station building was moved to its present location on July 25, 1969.{{Cite web|url=http://www.letskorail.com/ebizprd/stationMainView.do?stationSeq=10279704&searchCondition=main5&znCd=V191#|title=일반철도|website=Korail|language=ko|access-date=2018-04-07}}
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|date=April 2020}}, KTX operation is in charge of GwangjuSongjeong Station, and Gwangju Station serves Mugunghwa-ho and ITX-Saemaeul services.
It has stopped operating KTX since April 2015.
Images
File:Gwangju Station Entrance - Vertical.JPG|Gwangju Station entrance
File:Gwangju Station Entrance with Mascot.JPG|Gwangju Station entrance with the city mascot
File:Gwangju Station Interior.JPG|The station interior
File:Taxi in Gwangju, South Korea 01.jpg|Taxi stop
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{in lang|ko}} [https://www.letskorail.com/ebizprd/stationMainView.do?stationSeq=10279704&searchCondition=main5&znCd=V191# Cyber station information] from Korail
{{commons category|Gwangju Station}}
{{Gwangju Line}}
{{Mugunghwa-ho|honam=yes|gyeongjeon=yes}}
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Category:Korea Train Express stations
Category:Railway stations in Gwangju
Category:Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1922
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