Dongincheon station

Dongincheon Station is a railway station on Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 and Gyeongin Line located in Inhyeon-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon. Upon its opening in 1899, the station was known as "Chukhyeon Station", and in 1955, received its current name (literally East Incheon). The subway service started in 1974.[1][2]

160 동인천 Dongincheon Station
Station Sign
Korean name
Hangul	동인천역
Hanja	東仁川驛
Revised Romanization	Dongincheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Tonginch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Other names	East Incheon
Location	1-1 Inhyeon-dong, 121 Chamoejeonno, Jung-gu, Incheon[1][2]
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	September 18, 1899 August 15, 1974 ()[1][2]
Previous names	Chukhyeon Sangincheon
Traffic
Passengers	(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 40,752[3]
Services Preceding station   Korail   Following station Dowon toward Soyosan Line 1 Local Incheon Terminus Dowon toward Dongducheon Line 1 Express Juan toward Yongsan Terminus Jemulpo toward Yongsan Line 1 Rapid

History

• September 18, 1899: Began operations as Chuckhyeon Station.[2]
• April 25, 1926: Name changed to Sangincheon Station.[2]
• August 7, 1955: Name changed to Dongincheon Station.[2]
• August 15, 1974: Opened for Seoul Metropolitan Subway[2]

References

1. "동인천역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
2. "동인천역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.