Jeongok station

Last updated
전곡
Jeongok
Korail logo-white on blue.png
Jeongok Station 2019.JPG
Korean name
Hangul
전곡역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Jeongonnyeok
McCune–Reischauer Chŏngonnyŏk
General information
Location75 Jeongokyeok-ro,
Jeongok-eup ,
Yeoncheon-gun,
Gyeonggi-do
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Coordinates 38°1′28″N127°4′15″E / 38.02444°N 127.07083°E / 38.02444; 127.07083
Operated by Korail logo.svg Korail
Line(s) Gyeongwon Line
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedJuly 25, 1912 (1912-07-25)
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Yeoncheon
Terminus
Line 1 Cheongsan
towards Incheon

Jeongok Station is a ground-level metro station on Line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Yeoncheon, South Korea.

History

The station opened on July 25, 1912. [1] On December 16, 2023, the station was re-built as Seoul Subway Line 1 was extended from Soyosan to Yeoncheon. [2]

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References

  1. 朝鮮總督府官報告示第291號(1912年7月20日)
  2. 병극, 장 (14 December 2023). ""전철 1호선의 진격...경원선 동두천-연천까지 달린다"" [“The advance of subway line 1... Gyeongwon Line runs from Dongducheon to Yeoncheon.”]. Rail Economy News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.