Gokseong station

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곡성
Gokseong
Korail logo-white on blue.png
Gokseong Station.jpg
Korean name
Hangul
곡성역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gokseong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Koksŏng-yŏk
General information
Location Gokseong County, South Jeolla
South Korea
Coordinates 35°17′1.37″N127°18′13.59″E / 35.2837139°N 127.3037750°E / 35.2837139; 127.3037750
Operated by Korail
Line(s) Jeolla Line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedOctober 15, 1933
Services
Preceding station Korail logo.svg Following station
Namwon
towards Yongsan or Haengsin
KTX logo.svg
Jeolla KTX
Guryegu
towards Yeosu Expo

Gokseong station is a KTX station in the county of Gokseong, South Jeolla Province, on the southern coast of South Korea. It is on the Jeolla Line.

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History

The station opened on October 15, 1933, and KTX trains on the Jeolla Line began services on October 5, 2011. [1]

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