Namgwangju station

For Disused Station in old Gyeongjeon Line, see Namgwangju station (abandoned).
Namgwangju
Korean name
Hangul
남광주역
Hanja
南光州驛
Revised RomanizationNamgwangjuyeok
McCune–ReischauerNamgwangjuyŏk
General information
LocationHak-dong, Gwangju
South Korea
Coordinates35°8′21.79″N 126°55′22.34″E / 35.1393861°N 126.9228722°E / 35.1393861; 126.9228722
Operated byGwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code103
History
OpenedApril 28, 2004
Services
Preceding station Gwangju Metro Following station
Hakdong–Jeungsimsa
towards Nokdong
 Line 1 Culture Complex
towards Pyeongdong

Namgwangju station ("South Gwangju station") is a station on Gwangju Metro Line 1, located at Hak-dong 994 in Dong-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. It opened for service on April 28, 2004.

It lies at the site of the former Korail Namgwangju station, which had opened as Singwangju station in 1936 and been renamed Namgwangju in 1938. That station was closed in 2000 as part of the realignment of the Gyeongjeon Line.[1]

Neighborhood

Namgwangju is historically a transportation hub and the gateway to southern Gwangju and Hwasun-gun (county), including the routes to Jeungsimsa Temple and Mudeungsan. The station serves the commercial district surrounding the South Gwangju General Market (Namgwangju Market), which opened in 1975 to serve the Yeosu, Boseong, and Jangheung areas.[1]

Traffic in this area tends to be jammed during rush hours as educational institutions, including Jeonnam Medical School, Chosun University, and Chosun College of Nursing; and governmental and public offices such as the Military Manpower Administration and the Dong-gu government office; are clustered around this station.[1]

Station layout

G Street Level Exits
L1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
L2
Platforms 		Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← Line 1 toward Nokdong (Hakdong·Jeungsimsa)
Northbound → Line 1 toward Pyeongdong (Culture Complex) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Line 1: Namgwangju, Gwangju Metro, archived from the original on September 24, 2015, retrieved April 12, 2012
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