Suwon Station

Suwon Station

Suwon Station
Korean name
Hangul 수원역
Hanja 水原驛
Revised Romanization Suwon-yeok
McCune-Reischauer Suwŏn-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily Ridership Based on Jan-Jun, 2011.
KR: 32,829[1]
Line 1: 91,383[2]
Line 1
Hwaseo Seryu
Station number P155
Address 18 Maesanro 1-ga,
924 Deogyeongdaero,
Paldal-gu, Suwon-si,
Gyeonggi-do
Date opened January 1, 1905
Type Aboveground
Platforms/tracks 4 / 8
Operator Korail

Suwon Station is a railway station in the city of Suwon, South Korea. The station was completely redeveloped in 2002 and 2003, and is now integrated with the Aekyung Shopping Mall. This station serves the national Gyeongbu Line and Line 1 of the Seoul subway, which runs services from Soyosan Station to the north to Sinchang to the south.

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History

Suwon Station opened on January 1, 1905. On December 1, 1930, the narrow gauge Suryeo Line from Suwon to Yeoju 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 August 15, 1974, the Seoul Subway began services to Suwon. The Suin Line and narrow gauge services were both terminated on January 1, 1996.

Future plans

Seoul Subway's Bundang Line is currently being extended to Suwon and a reborn Suin Line, once again connecting Suwon to Incheon is also under construction.

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.

References

  1. ^ Passenger Transportation Result of Korea Railway (O/D). Korea Transportation Database, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  2. ^ Passenger Transportation Result of Seoul Metropolitan Subway System. Korea Transportation Database, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Soyosan
Line 1
toward Cheonan