Suwon Station is a railway station in the city of Suwon,

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. The station was completely redeveloped in 2002 and 2003, and is now integrated with the Aekyung Shopping Mall (AK Plaza). This station serves Inter-city railway

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KTX, ITX-Saemaeul and Mugunghwa will stop. Also Line 1, Suin–Bundang Line of the Seoul subway will stop. And this station is an important hub in southern Gyeonggi Province.

Lines

Suwon is served by the following lines:

Korail

Line 1 *

Suin–Bundang Line

Station layout

Korail platforms

; Seoul Subway Line 1 · Gyeongbu Line platforms (Ground) File:Korail-P155-Suwon-station-platform-20181127-111254.jpg, Line 1 platforms File:Suwon_Station_002.jpg, Train platforms ; Suin-Bundang Line platforms (underground) File:Q54306_Suwon_A02.JPG, Suin-Bundang Line platforms

History

Suwon Station opened on January 1, 1905. On December 1, 1930, the narrow gauge Suryeo Line from Suwon to

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opened. On August 6, 1937, the Suin Line from Suwon to Incheon began operating services. Over three decades later, on April 1, 1972, the Suryeo Line closed, though two years later, on December 31, 1975, the Seoul Subway began services to Suwon. The Suin Line and narrow gauge services were both terminated on January 1, 1996.

Building

Suwon Station shares a building with AK Plaza. The station itself is above ground (for all services) and underground (for metro services only). There are many stores and restaurants located in the station and outside of the station. Also, there is Lotte Department Store back from the station. The mall consists of a shopping mall and the

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theater. And there is Suwon Station Transit Center connected to Suwon station. In a survey conducted in 2011 by the

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across the country, it reported that the bus stop, near Suwon Railway Station and AK Plaza, was the most frequently used, with a daily average of 77,326 people boarding and 63,255 people alighting.

Surrounding area

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West side

* Suwon Messe * Lotte mall Suwon store (Lotte Department Store, Lotte Mart)

East side

* Suwon Station Rodeo Street * AK Plaza * Novotel Ambassador Suwon Hotel * Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government

Gallery

File:20201007_수인분당선_수원역_역명판.jpg, Station Sign (Suin–Bundang Line) File:Suwon Station Bus Stop South 2.JPG, Suwon Station Bus Stop

References

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