Osong station

Osong station is a train station on the Honam and Gyeongbu high-speed railways in Cheongju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at the intersection of the Gyeongbu KTX high-speed rail line, the conventional Chungbuk Line and, since April 2015, the Honam high-speed railway.[1] KTX trains began calling there from November 1, 2010, bringing high-speed rail service to the nearby city of Cheongju.

오송 Osong station
Korean name
Hangul	오송역
Hanja	五松驛
Revised Romanization	Osongnyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Osongnyŏk
General information
Location	Bongsan-ri, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu Cheongju, North Chungcheong South Korea
Coordinates	36°37′14.85″N 127°19′40.08″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Chungbuk Line Gyeongbu High Speed Railway Honam High Speed Railway
Platforms	6
Tracks	10
Connections	Sejeong BRT
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	November 1, 1921
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station Cheonan–Asan toward Seoul or Haengsin Gyeongbu KTX Daejeon toward Busan Cheonan–Asan toward Seoul, Yongsan or Haengsin Honam KTX Gongju toward Gwangju Songjeong or Mokpo

Not all KTX trains call at Osong; only a select number of trains per day in each direction stop there.[2]

While not directly attached to the station, there is a KTX test track that connects with the lines just north of the station. The facility is named 철도종합시험선로 and was expanded in 2019.[3][4]

Criticism

The original plan of Gyeongbu high-speed railway was not planned to build a station in North Chungcheong Province. The railway was also planned to be built across Sejong City instead of Cheongju. After the initial plan revealed, residents of Cheongju insisted to build Gyeongbu HSR across Cheongju and build a station there, also threatening Korean Government that they would blow up the HSR if they won’t build Osong station.[5]

Notes

1. "Korea Herald, "Southwest gets faster rail service". Accessed 29 January 2018".
2. "KTX Timetable from 7 June 2011. Accessed 5 June 2011".
3. 김, 영규 (15 March 2019). 철도종합시험선로 준공...철도안전 기반 마련. CPBC (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2019.
4. 안, 순자 (17 March 2019). 오송 철도종합시험선로 준공. Inews365 충북일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2019.
5. http://www.jbnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=317196

External links

• (in Korean) Cyber station information from Korail