Andong station

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안동
Andong
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Korean name
Hangul
안동역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Andong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Andong-yŏk
General information
Location Unheung-dong, Andong, North Gyeongsang
South Korea
Coordinates 36°34′30″N128°40′29″E / 36.57500°N 128.67472°E / 36.57500; 128.67472
Operated by Korail
Line(s) Jungang Line
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedOctober 15, 1930

Andong Station is a railway station on the Jungang Line and formerly the Gyeongbuk Line.


As of December 17th 2020, the location of Andong Station has changed from downtown (adjacent to the Nakdong River) to near the edge of town (next to Andong Bus Terminal).


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