Seowonju station

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서원주
Seowonju
Korail logo-white on blue.png
Seowonju Station.jpg
Korean name
Hangul
서원주역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Seowonju-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Sŏwŏnju-yŏk
General information
LocationJijeong-myeon
Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Coordinates 37°20′59″N127°50′13″E / 37.34972°N 127.83694°E / 37.34972; 127.83694
Operated by Korail logo.svg Korail
Line(s) Gangneung Line
Jungang Line
Key dates
September 25, 2012Jungang Line opened
December 22, 2017Gangneung Line opened
(ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics) [1]
Services
Preceding station Korail logo.svg Following station
Yangpyeong
towards Haengsin
KTX logo.svg
Gyeonggang KTX
Manjong
towards Gangneung
Preceding station Korail logo.svg Following station
Yangpyeong
towards Seoul
KTX logo.svg
Jungang KTX
Wonju
towards Andong

Seowonju station, is a railway station in Jijeong-myeon, Wonju, South Korea. It is served by the Gangneung Line and Jungang Line. The station belongs to Jungang Line opened on 25 September 2012. The Gangneung Line opened on December 22, 2017, ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

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