Gwangju Station
Gwangju Station Entrance
Korean name
Hangul	광주역
Hanja	光州驛
Revised Romanization	Gwangju yeok
McCune-Reischauer	Kwangju yŏk
Station information
Other rail lines	Gwangju Line Honam Line (KTX)
Station type	Aboveground/Straight
Operator	Korail
Opened	July 1, 1922
Address	611 Jungheung Dong, Buk Gu, Gwangju

Gwangju Station is on South Korea's high-speed KTX railway network, 353km south of Yongsan Station.

[edit] History

The station opened on July 1, 1922 and the station building was moved to its present location on July 25, 1969. On August 10, 2000, Gwangju Station was connected to the Gyeongjeon Line via Hyocheon and Songjeong-ri to become the terminal station of the Gwangju Line. KTX trains on a spur of the Honam Line, following the Gwangju Line, began services on April 1, 2004.

[edit] Services

Gwangju Station serves some KTX trains on the Honam Line. It also has express services and local services on the Gwangju Line. Gwangju Station is not connected to Gwangju's subway network.

[edit] Images

Gwangju Station entrance

Gwangju Station entrance with the city mascot

The station interior

[edit] See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Transportation in South Korea
• Korail
• Korea Train Express

[edit] External links

• Korea Train eXpress
• Route Map

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Coordinates: 35°09′55″N 126°54′33″E / 35.165326°N 126.909237°E / 35.165326; 126.909237