Gwanggyo station

Not to be confused with Chungjeongno Station.

Gwanggyo (Kyonggi Univ.)
Korean name
Hangul	광교역
Hanja	光 敎 驛
Revised Romanization	Gwanggyo yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kwangkyo yŏk
General information
Location	742 Iui-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do [1]
Operated by	Gyeonggi Railroad Co., Ltd.
Line	Shinbundang Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
Key dates
January 30, 2016 [2]	Shinbundang Line opened
Location

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.

History

• September 4, 2015: Notice of commencement of service
• January 30, 2016: Opened as a terminal station with the extension of the Shinbundang Line from Jeongja Station to Gwanggyo Station (excluding Mikum Station)

Around the station

• 신분당선 광교차량사업소
• 영동고속도로 동수원 나들목
• 경기대학교 수원캠퍼스
• 경기대학교 체육관 (대학배구리그 경기대학교 홈구장)
• 경기대학교 운동장 (대학축구리그 경기대학교 홈구장)
• 경기도남부경찰청
• 광교테크노밸리
• 수원광교박물관
• 수원역사박물관
• 이마트 광교점
• 광교홍재도서관
• 봉녕사
• 수원외국어고등학교

References

1. "역사정보 > 광교(경기대)" (in Korean). Neo Trans. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
2. "염태영 수원시장, 광교역 신분당선 시승" (in Korean). KG News. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
3. "차량기지" (in Korean). Neo Trans. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2016-02-14.

External links

• 용인시청
• 수원시청

Preceding station	Seoul Metropolitan Subway			Following station
GwanggyoJungang towards Sinsa		Shinbundang Line		Terminus

37°18′07″N127°02′40″E / 37.3018957°N 127.0443287°E / 37.3018957; 127.0443287