Korean name | |||||||||||
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Hangul | |||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gwangjusongjeongnyeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kwangjusongjŏngnyŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location |
Songjeong-dong, Gwangsan District, Gwangju South Korea |
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Coordinates | 35°8′16.24″N 126°47′24.84″E / 35.1378444°N 126.7902333°ECoordinates: 35°8′16.24″N 126°47′24.84″E / 35.1378444°N 126.7902333°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | Korail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Honam Line, Gyeongjeon Line, Gwangju Line, Honam High Speed Railway | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Aboveground/Straight | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | October 1, 1913 | ||||||||||
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Gwangju Songjeong Station (formerly Songjeongni Station) is a station in Gwangju, South Korea. It is on the national high-speed KTX railway network, 341 km south of Yongsan Station.
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.
Gwangju City Government changed the name of Songjeong-ri station to Gwangju·Songjeong station from April 1, 2009.
Gwangju Songjeong 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.