Ganeung station

Ganeung Station is a metro station on the Seoul Subway Line 1, located in northern Uijeongbu, South Korea. It was also the northern terminus for Seoul Subway Line 1 until the line was extended to Soyosan.

109 가능 Ganeung Station
Korean name
Hangul	가능역
Hanja	佳陵驛
Revised Romanization	Ganeung-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kanŭng-yŏk
General information
Location	633 Pyeonghwa-ro, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do[1]  South Korea
Coordinates	37°44′54″N 127°02′39″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongwon Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	October 5, 1987[2][1]
Previous names	Gareung Uijeongbu Bukbu
Traffic
Passengers	Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 17,393[3]
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station Nogyang toward Soyosan Line 1 Local Uijeongbu toward Incheon or Sinchang

History

It was originally built as a traditional railway station in 1961, named Gareung Station, but was abolished in 1963. It was rebuilt as Uijeongbu Bukbu Station and then renamed Ganeung in 2006.[1]

Platforms

• Platform 1: to Kwangwoon University / Guro / Incheon
• Platform 2: to Soyosan / Dongducheon / Yangju

Exits

• Exit 1: Ganeung 1-dong Office, Korean National Red Cross, Uijeongbu Girls' High School, Uijeongbu Girls' Middle School, Uijeongbu Technical High School, Korea Electric Power Corporation
• Exit 2: Baeyoung Elementary School, Uijeongbu Joongang Elementary School, Uijeongbu 1-dong Post Office
• Exit 3: Parking lot

References

1. "가능역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
2. "가능역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.