Osong station

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오송
Osong
Korail logo-white on blue.png
Osong Station.jpg
Korean name
Hangul
오송역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Osongnyeok
McCune–Reischauer Osongnyŏk
General information
LocationBongsan-ri, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu Cheongju, North Chungcheong
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Coordinates 36°37′14.85″N127°19′40.08″E / 36.6207917°N 127.3278000°E / 36.6207917; 127.3278000
Operated by Korail logo.svg Korail
Line(s) Chungbuk Line
Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Honam High Speed Railway
Platforms6
Tracks10
ConnectionsSejong BRT
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1921
Services
Preceding station Korail logo.svg Following station
Cheonan–Asan
towards Seoul or Haengsin
KTX logo.svg
Gyeongbu KTX
Daejeon
towards Busan
Cheonan–Asan
towards Seoul, Yongsan or Haengsin
KTX logo.svg
Honam KTX
Gongju
towards Mokpo

Osong station is a train station on the Honam and Gyeongbu high-speed railways in Cheongju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at the intersection of the Gyeongbu KTX high-speed rail line, the conventional Chungbuk Line and, since April 2015, the Honam high-speed railway. [1] KTX trains began calling there from November 1, 2010, bringing high-speed rail service to the nearby city of Cheongju.

Contents

Not all KTX trains call at Osong; only a select number of trains per day in each direction stop there. [2]

While not directly attached to the station, there is a KTX test track that connects with the lines just north of the station. The facility is named 철도종합시험선로 and was expanded in 2019. [3] [4]

Criticism

The Gyeongbu high-speed railway was originally not planned to have a station in North Chungcheong Province. The railway was also planned to be built across Sejong City instead of Cheongju. After the initial plan was revealed, residents of Cheongju insisted that authorities build Gyeongbu HSR across Cheongju and build a station there, and threatened to blow up the HSR if they did not build Osong station. [5]

In fact, there wasn't any plan about Sejong City by then. However, if there were no Osong Station, there would be no station on North Chungcheong Province even though Kyeongbu HSR passes North Chungcheong Province.

The real problem with this station is that it was selected as a branch station for the Gyeongbu and Honam high-speed railway. As a result, The price of the round-trip KTX from Yongsan station to GwangjuSongjeong Station has increased by 6200 won and Distance from Yongsan to GwangjuSongjeong increased by 19 km. [6] [7]

Notes

  1. "Korea Herald, "Southwest gets faster rail service". Accessed 29 January 2018". April 2015.
  2. "KTX Timetable from 7 June 2011. Accessed 5 June 2011".
  3. 김, 영규 (15 March 2019). 철도종합시험선로 준공...철도안전 기반 마련. CPBC (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. 안, 순자 (17 March 2019). 오송 철도종합시험선로 준공. Inews365 충북일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ""지금도 가슴 뭉클한 한편의 대하드라마"". 14 October 2010.
  6. ""[광주/전남]요금 비싸고, 속도 느리고… 호남고속철 논란 확산"". 18 March 2015.
  7. ""호남·전라선 KTX, 오송역 우회로 9년간 열차요금 6235억 더 내"". 7 October 2009.


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