Hwaseo Station
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Hwaseo Station | |
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The front of Hwaseo Station |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 화서역 |
Hanja | 華西驛 |
Revised Romanization | Hwaseo-yeok |
McCune-Reischauer | Hwasŏ-yŏk |
Station information | |
Subway line/station # | Line 1 (P153) |
Other rail lines | Gyeongbu Line |
Station type | Aboveground |
Tracks | 4 |
Screen Doors | Not Installed |
Operator | Korail |
Opened | August 15, 1974 |
Address | 464 Hwaseo 2-dong Jangan-gu, Suwon Gyeonggi-do |
Hwaseo Station is a ground-level metro station on line 1 of the Seoul Subway in north-west Suwon, South Korea.
Hwaseo offers access to several important academic, governmental and cultural locations including Hwaseong Fortress, Manseok Park, the Korean National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology and Suwon Immigration Office, as well as being the nearest station to Seoho, a sizeable lake and park.
Travel time from Hwaseo to central Seoul on Line 1 is approximately 80 minutes, with slightly shorter journey times possible by transferring to Line 4 at Geumjeong.
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toward Soyosan
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Line 1 |
toward Cheonan
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