Seojeong-ri station

Seojeong-ri Station is a station in Seojeong-dong, Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Mugunghwa-ho trains running on the Gyeongbu Line stop here. Additionally, services on Seoul Subway Line 1 have been calling at this station since 2005. Its secondary name is Kookje University (An international university).

Seojeong-ri Station [Kookje University]
Station Sign
Korean name
Hangul	서정리역
Hanja	西井里驛
Revised Romanization	Seojeongni-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏjŏngni-yŏk
General information
Location	427-1 Seojeong-dong, 51 Tanhyeonno, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do[1][2]
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
Key dates
January 1, 1905 January 20, 2005[2][1]	Line 1 opened
Traffic
Passengers	(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. KR: 471[3] Line 1: 10,067[4]

History

Seojeong-ri Station opened with the Gyeongbu Line in 1905 to service the agricultural area between Pyeongtaek and Osan. It featured Bidulgi (4th class) and limited Tongil (3rd class) services. These were eventually phased out in favor of limited Mugunghwa (then 2nd class) services in the 1990s and 2000s (decade). On January 20, 2005, Seoul Subway Line 1 started local and express services and in 2010 the new Nooriro class of commuter trains began service to Seoul Station, Yongsan, Anyang, Suwon, Osan, Pyeongtaek and Cheonan.

Vicinity

Gukje College is nearby. On June 4, 2009, a Homeplus store opened just a few blocks from the subway station. This area was designated by the city council as a development area.[5] Its neighborhood is also part of a Pyeongtaek construction zone, which also includes Seojeong-dong, Jangdang-dong, Mogok-dong, Ichung-dong, and Jije-dong. Located near the station are many shops and vendors. Official plans for a "new city" have been announced.

Passengers

	Passengers[6]
	2005	2006
Line 1	3208	3727

References

1. "서정리역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
2. "서정리역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
3. Monthly Number of Passengers between General Railroad Stations Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
4. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
5. 롯데건설, 평택 서정동에 274가구 분양 Naeil Newspaper 2007.08.24
6. Data from whole population using Seoul Metropolitan subway(2006)

Preceding station		Seoul Metropolitan Subway		Following station
Songtan toward Soyosan		Line 1 Local		Jije toward Sinchang
Osan toward Cheongnyangni		Line 1 Rapid (Gyeongbu Red)		Pyeongtaek toward Cheonan