Sogang University Station is a station on the
Gyeongui-Jungang Line in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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. Seogang Station was renamed Sogang University Station on March 17, 2014.
경의선 서강역, 서강대역으로 변경
Herald Media
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, March 4, 2014.
History
It was opened as Seogang Station on December 1, 1929, but its operation was suspended in 2005 due to the construction of the Gyeongui Central Railway and the Incheon International Airport
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Railway. It was reopened on December 15, 2012 as a station on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line.
Nearby facilities
Sogang University
Sogang University (SU, Hangul: 서강대학교 Hanja: 西江大學校, literally "West River University") is one of the most prestigious private research universities in Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1960 by the Wisconsin Province of ...
, Nogosan Mountain, Sinchon Yonsei Hospital, and Wawasan Mountain are located nearby.
References
External links
Station information
from Korail
Railway stations opened in 1929
Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations
Metro stations in Mapo District
Railway stations at university and college campuses
Sogang University
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