Dongincheon Station

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Dongincheon Station

Dongincheon Station
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Dongincheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Tonginch'ŏn-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily ridership Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 40,752[1]
Line 1
Dowon Incheon
Station number 160
Address 1-618 Inhyeon-dong,
121 Chamoejeonno,
Jung-gu, Incheon
Date opened September 18, 1899
Type Aboveground
Platforms/tracks 2 / 4
Operator Korail

Dongincheon Station is a railway station on Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 and Gyeongin Line located in Inhyeon-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon. Upon its opening in 1899, the station was known as "Chukhyeon Station", and in 1955, received its current name (literally East Incheon).

History

  • September 18, 1899: Began operations as Chuckhyeon Station.
  • April 25, 1926: Name changed to Sangincheon Station.
  • August 7, 1955: Name changed to Dongincheon Station.
  • August 15, 1974: Opened for Seoul Metropolitan Subway

References

  1. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Soyosan
Line 1
Local
Terminus
toward Yongsan
Line 1
Rapid
Terminus

Coordinates: 37°28′30.55″N 126°37′58.31″E / 37.4751528°N 126.6328639°E / 37.4751528; 126.6328639

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