Byeongjeom Station is a station on
Line 1 of the
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area includin ...
. It is the only train station serving the city of
Hwaseong. It is the southern terminal station for approximately half of the subway trains on this line who then carry on to the nearby depot, one of the five depots on Line 1, with the remainder continuing to
Cheonan or
Sinchang Station
Sinchang(Soonchunhyang Univ.) Station is a railway station on Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 and the Janghang Line in Asan, South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the ...
.
Many centers of higher education, including Hanshin University, Suwon Science College and the
University of Suwon, are located nearby, and shuttle buses run regularly between there and the campuses. In addition,
Yungneung (융릉, 隆陵) and
Geonneung (건릉, 健陵) – the royal tombs of
Crown Prince Sado
Crown Prince Sado (Hangul: 사도세자, Hanja: 思悼 世子; 13 February 1735 – 12 July 1762), personal name Yi Seon (Hangul: 이선, Hanja: 李愃), was the second son of King Yeongjo of Joseon. His biological mother was Royal Noble ...
and his son
King Jeongjo
Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800), personal name Yi San (Korean language, Korean: 이산; Hanja: 李祘), sometimes called Jeongjo the Great (Korean language, Korean: 정조대왕; Hanja: 正祖大王), was the 22nd monarc ...
, the 22nd ruler of the
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and r ...
– lie to the west of the station.
References
Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations
Metro stations in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi
Railway stations in Korea opened in 1905
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