GwangjuSongjeong station

This article is about a station operated by Korail. For the station operated by Gwangju Metro, see Gwangju Songjeong station (Gwangju Metro). For other uses of Songjeong station, see Songjeong station (disambiguation).

광주송정 GwangjuSongjeong
Korean name
Hangul	광주송정역
Hanja	光州松汀驛
Revised Romanization	Gwangjusongjeongnyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kwangjusongjŏngnyŏk
General information
Location	201 Sangmu-daero, Gwangsan District, Gwangju South Korea
Coordinates	35°8′16.24″N 126°47′24.84″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Honam High Speed Railway Honam Line Gyeongjeon Line Gwangju Line
Platforms	5
Tracks	13
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground/Straight
History
Opened	October 1, 1913
Previous names	Songjeong-ri
Services
Preceding station Following station Jeongeup towards Seoul, Yongsan or Haengsin Honam KTX Naju towards Mokpo
Location GwangjuSongjeong Station Location in South Korea

GwangjuSongjeong Station (formerly Songjeong-ri Station) is a station in Gwangju, South Korea. It is on the national high-speed KTX railway network, 341 km south of Yongsan Station.

History

The station opened on November 1, 1914, and the building was moved to its current location on September 18, 1988. KTX trains on the Honam Line began services on April 1, 2004.

The government of Gwangju City changed the name of Songjeong-ri station to GwangjuSongjeong station on April 1, 2009.

Services

GwangjuSongjeong Station serves KTX trains on the Honam Line. It also has express services and local services on the normal speed Honam Line and on the Gyeongjeon Line. Under the same name, the station is currently on Line 1 of Gwangju's subway network. From April 2, 2015, intercity bus stops were established in front of Songjeong station in Gwangju.

See also

• Transportation in South Korea
• Korail
• KTX

External links

• Korea Train eXpress
• Route Map
• (in Korean) Station information from Korail