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Gacheon station 가천역 | |||||
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| Location | Gacheon- dong, Suseong- gu, Daegu South Korea | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°51′13″N128°41′35″E / 35.85361°N 128.69306°E | ||||
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| Opened | 28 October 2005 | ||||
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