Cheongpyeong station

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청평
Cheongpyeong
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Korean name
Hangul
청평역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Cheongpyeong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Ch'ŏngp'yŏng-yŏk
General information
Location175 Cheongpyeongni,
38-163 Jamgokjageunno,
Cheongpyeong-myeon,
Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
Coordinates 37°44′07″N127°25′35″E / 37.73529°N 127.42628°E / 37.73529; 127.42628
Operated by Korail logo.svg Korail
Line(s)      Gyeongchun Line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedDecember 21, 2010
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Daeseong-ri Gyeongchun Line Sangcheon
towards Chuncheon
Maseok
towards Cheongnyangni
Gyeongchun Line
Express
Gapyeong
towards Chuncheon

Cheongpyeong Station is a railway station on the Gyeongchun Line.


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