GwangjuSongjeong Station (formerly Songjeong-ri Station) is a station in
Gwangju
Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...
, South Korea.
It is on the national high-speed
KTX railway network, 341 km south of
Yongsan Station.
History
The station opened on November 1, 1914, and the building was moved to its current location on September 18, 1988.
KTX trains on the
Honam Line
The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region (North and South Jeolla Provinces) in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul (via the Gyeongbu Line) to Gwangju and Mokpo.
History
A Honam Ra ...
began services on April 1, 2004.
The government of Gwangju City changed the name of Songjeong-ri station to GwangjuSongjeong station on April 1, 2009.
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Services
GwangjuSongjeong Station serves
KTX trains on the
Honam Line
The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region (North and South Jeolla Provinces) in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul (via the Gyeongbu Line) to Gwangju and Mokpo.
History
A Honam Ra ...
.
It also has express services and local services on the normal speed
Honam Line
The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region (North and South Jeolla Provinces) in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul (via the Gyeongbu Line) to Gwangju and Mokpo.
History
A Honam Ra ...
and on the
Gyeongjeon Line
The Gyeongjeon Line () is a railway line serving South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea. It covers a total of 300.6 km, from Samnangjin Station in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, to Gwangju Songjeong Station in Gwangju, ...
.
Under the same name, the station is currently on
Line 1 of
Gwangju's subway network.
From April 2, 2015,
intercity bus stops were established in front of Songjeong station in Gwangju.
See also
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Transportation in South Korea
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Korail
*
KTX
References
External links
Korea Train eXpressRoute Map
Korea Train Express stations
Railway stations in Gwangju
Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1913
Gwangsan District
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