Hankuk University of Foreign Studies station
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station is a station on Line 1 of the Gyeongwon Line.
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| Hangul | 외대앞역 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Oedaeap-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Oedaeap-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 360-5 Imun-dong, 27 Hwigyeongno, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul[1]  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°35′42″N 127°03′46″E / 37.59500°N 127.06278°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Korail | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gyeongwon Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Aboveground | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 15, 1974[2][1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 26,504[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The original name of this station was Hwigyeong Station (휘경역; 徽慶驛), although this station is located in Imun 1-dong. Because Hoegi Station (Preceding station) is located in Hwigyeong-dong, in 1996, the name of this station was changed to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station, after a nearby eponymous university. Originally the station was built on a 4-way crossroad layout. However in 2012, due to a series of accidents and safety concerns,[4][5] a tunnel was built under the track for road traffic alongside an above ground pedestrian walkway.[6] Despite this, the ground level crossing remains to this day.
Vicinity
edit- Exit 1: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Exit 2: Igyeong Market
References
edit- ^ a b 외대앞역 (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ 네이버 뉴스 라이브러리. NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ 네이버 뉴스 라이브러리. NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ 외대역앞 철도건널목, 이달 25일부터 폐쇄. Money Today (in Korean). 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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