Ganeung Station

Coordinates : 37°44′54″N 127°02′39″E  /  37.74833°N 127.04417°E  / 37.74833; 127.04417
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可能 (乙支大病院)
Ganeung
(Eulji Univ. Medical Center)
Korean name
Hangul
可能驛
Hanja
Revised Romanization Ganeung-yeok
McCune?Reischauer Kan?ng-y?k
General information
Location 633 Pyeonghwa-ro ,
Uijeongbu-si , Gyeonggi-do [1]
  South Korea
Coordinates 37°44′54″N 127°02′39″E  /  37.74833°N 127.04417°E  / 37.74833; 127.04417
Operated by Korail Korail
Line(s) Gyeongwon Line
Platforms 2
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Aboveground
History
Opened October 5, 1987 [2] [1]
Previous names Gareung
Uijeongbu Bukbu
Passengers
Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1 : 17,393 [3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Nogyang
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Uijeongbu
towards Incheon

Ganeung Station is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway . The station is located in northern Uijeongbu and previously served as the northern terminus for Line 1 before its extension to Soyosan .

History [ edit ]

It was originally built as a traditional railway station in 1961, named Gareung Station, but was abolished in 1963. It was rebuilt as Uijeongbu Bukbu Station and then renamed Ganeung in 2006. [1]

Platforms [ edit ]

Exits [ edit ]

  • Exit 1 : Ganeung 1-dong Office, Korean National Red Cross, Uijeongbu Girls' High School, Uijeongbu Girls' Middle School, Uijeongbu Technical High School, Korea Electric Power Corporation
  • Exit 2 : Baeyoung Elementary School, Uijeongbu Joongang Elementary School, Uijeongbu 1-dong Post Office
  • Exit 3 : Parking lot

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c "可能驛" (in Korean). KRIC . Retrieved 2015-09-16 .
  2. ^ "可能驛" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2015-09-16 .
  3. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine . Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.