Taehwagang station, meaning Taehwa River station, is a train station located in Samsan-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan. It was previously named Ulsan station until the KTX Ulsan station opened on November 1, 2010.
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| Revised Romanization | Taehwagangnyeok | ||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | T'aehwagangnyŏk | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 654 Saneop-ro, Nam-gu Ulsan South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°32′20.83″N 129°21′15.17″E / 35.5391194°N 129.3542139°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Korail Busan-Gyeongnam Regional HQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Donghae Line Jangsaengpo Line Ulsanhang Line | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Aboveground | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 25, 1921 | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ulsan | ||||||||||||||||
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History
edit- October 25, 1921: Service opened at Seongnam-dong, Jung-gu
- December 1, 1935: Service moved to former Hakseong-ri, Ulsan-gun with standard gauge
- April 26, 1953: Promotion in status to level 5 station
- September 10, 1971: Designated as civilian coal arrival processing station
- August 21, 1979: Cancellation of designation as civilian coal arrival processing station (However, processing occurred provisionally until October 15, 1979)
- 1987: Announcement of relocation of Ulsan City Rail
- October 22, 1989: Started Seoul–Ulsan Saemaeul-ho
- August 20, 1992: Service moved to 8-8 Samsan-dong, Nam-gu, the current place
- October 15, 2002: Raised the number of Saemaeul Express for Seoul–Ulsan
- June 1, 2007: Seoul–Ulsan Saemaul line extended to Seoul–Bujeon
- November 1, 2010: Renamed to Taehwagang Station due to the station on Gyeongbu HSR, and reduced Seoul–Bujeon Saemaeul line to Dongdaegu–Bujeon
- December 28, 2021: Donghae Line metropolitan subway extension (between Ilgwang and Taehwa River) opened.
- December 18, 2023: ITX-Maum operation begins
External links
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Media related to Taehwagang Station at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Korean) Cyber station information from Korail
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