Suwon Station
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| Suwon Station | |
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 Suwon station and the Aekyung Shopping Mall. |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 수원역 |
| Hanja | 水原驛 |
| Revised Romanization | Suwon-yeok |
| McCune-Reischauer | Suwŏn-yŏk |
| Station information | |
| Subway line/station # | Line 1 (P154) |
| Other rail lines | Gyeongbu Line |
| Station type | Aboveground |
| Screen Doors | Not Installed |
| Operator | Korail |
| Opened | January 1, 1905 (passenger train service) August 15, 1974 (Line 1) |
Suwon Station is a railway station in the city of Suwon, South Korea. The station was completely redeveloped in 2002-03, and is now integrated with the Aekyung Shopping Mall. This station serves the national long distance rail line and Line 1 of the Seoul subway, which runs services from Soyosan Station to the north to Cheonan to the south.
[edit] History
Suwon Station opened on January 1, 1905. On December 1, 1930, the narrow gauge Suryo Line from Suwon to Yeoju opened. On August 6, 1937, the Suin Line from Suwon to Incheon opened. 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.
[edit] 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.
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toward Soyosan
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Line 1 |
toward Cheonan
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