Gwanggyo station

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Gwanggyo
(Kyonggi Univ.)
Gwanggyo Station Main Hall.jpg
Korean name
Hangul
광교역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gwanggyo yeok
McCune–Reischauer Kwangkyo yŏk
General information
Location742 Iui-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do [1]
Operated byGyeonggi Railroad Co., Ltd.
Line(s)      Shinbundang Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
Key dates
January 30, 2016 [2]       Shinbundang Line opened

Gwanggyo (Kyonggi Univ.) Station is a metro station located in Gwanggyo, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. [1] It is the only overground station in the line and built on the train depot. [3] [2]

The station is located directly in front of Kyonggi University [1] and has many shops, restaurants and bars catering for university students around it.

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Shinbundang Line Terminus

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