Suwon Station

Last updated
수원
Suwon
Korail logo-white on blue.png
Suwon Station.jpg
Korean name
Hangul
수원역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Suwonnyeok
McCune–Reischauer Suwŏnnyŏk
General information
Location18 Maesanro 1-ga,
924 Deogyeongdaero,
Paldal-gu, Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do
South Korea
Coordinates 37°15′58″N126°59′59″E / 37.26611°N 126.99972°E / 37.26611; 126.99972
Operated by Korail logo.svg Korail
Line(s) Gyeongbu Line:
      Line 1
      Suin–Bundang Line
Platforms6
Tracks10
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround (Line 1,Gyeongbu Line)
Underground (Suin–Bundang Line)
Other information
Station codeP155 (Line 1)
K245 (Suin–Bundang Line)
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1905 [1]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on 2019.
  • SMS: 112,319 [2]
  • KTX·ITX-Saemaeul·Mugunghwa-ho: 36,987 [3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Hwaseo Line 1
Local
Seryu
towards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Sungkyunkwan University
towards Cheongnyangni
Line 1
Gyeongbu Express
Byeongjeom
towards Sinchang
Maegyo Suin–Bundang Line
Local
Gosaek
towards Incheon
Suwon City Hall Suin–Bundang Line
Bundang Express
Gosaek
Terminus
Other services
Korail logo.svg
Preceding station KTX logo.svg Korea Train Express Following station
Yeongdeungpo
towards Seoul
Gyeongbu KTX Daejeon
towards Busan
Preceding station Korail logo.svg Following station
Yeongdeungpo
towards
ITX-Saemaeul Pyeongtaek
towards
Saemaeul-ho
Anyang
towards
Mugunghwa-ho Osan
towards
Yeongdeungpo
towards Seoul
S-Train Cheonan
towards Yeosu Expo
Yeongdeungpo
towards Yongsan
G-Train Asan
towards Iksan

Suwon Station is a railway station in the city of Suwon, South Korea. The station was completely redeveloped in 2002 and 2003, and is now integrated with the Aekyung Shopping Mall (AK Plaza). This station serves Inter-city railway Gyeongbu Line KTX, ITX-Saemaeul and Mugunghwa will stop. Also Line 1, Suin–Bundang Line of the Seoul subway will stop. And this station is an important hub in southern Gyeonggi Province.

Contents

Lines

Suwon Station night view (2014) Suwon Station at Night.jpg
Suwon Station night view (2014)

Suwon is served by the following lines:

Korail

Station layout

Korail platforms

Seoul Subway Line 1 · Gyeongbu Line platforms (Ground)
Hwaseo(Line 1)/↑Anyang(Gyeongbu Line)
|||98||||||32||
Seryu(Line 1)↓/Osan(Gyeongbu Line)↓
2~3 Seoul Metro Line 1.svg Line 1 Line 1 Local ·ExpressFor Byeongjeom  · Seodongtan  · Pyeongtaek  · Cheonan  · Sinchang
4~5 Gyeongbu Line KTX logo.svg For Daejeon  · Dongdaegu  · Ulsan  · Busan
Gyeongbu Line  · Chungbuk Line ITX-Saemaeul  · Mugunghwa-ho For Pyeongtaek  · Daejeon  · Busan  · Jinju  · Sinhaeundae  · Jecheon
Honam Line  · Jeolla Line  · Janghang Line ITX-Saemaeul  · Saemaeul-ho  · Mugunghwa-ho For Mokpo  · Gwangju  · Yeosu Expo  · Iksan
6~7 Gyeongbu Line KTX logo.svg For Yeongdeungpo  · Seoul
ITX-Saemaeul  · Saemaeul-ho  · Mugunghwa-ho For Anyang  · Yeongdeungpo  · Yongsan  · Seoul
8~9 Seoul Metro Line 1.svg Line 1 Line 1 Local ·ExpressFor Sungkyunkwan Univ.  · Anyang  · Geumcheon-gu Office  · Guro  · Kwangwoon Univ.  · Uijeongbu
Suin-Bundang Line platforms (underground)
Maegyo
|
Gosaek
1 Suin-Bundang Line.svg Suin–Bundang Line For Eocheon  · Choji  · Hogupo  · Yeonsu  · Incheon
2For Cheongmyeong  · Migeum  · Sunae  · Dogok  · Cheongnyangni

History

Suwon Station in the early 20th century Suigen Station.JPG
Suwon Station in the early 20th century

Suwon Station opened on January 1, 1905. On December 1, 1930, the narrow gauge Suryeo Line from Suwon to Yeoju opened. On August 6, 1937, the Suin Line from Suwon to Incheon began operating services. Over three decades later, on April 1, 1972, the Suryeo Line closed, though two years later, on December 31, 1975, the Seoul Subway began services to Suwon. [1] The Suin Line and narrow gauge services were both terminated on January 1, 1996.

Building

Inside Suwon Station 2009-09-25 - Panorama inside Suwon Station.jpg
Inside Suwon Station

Suwon Station shares a building with AK Plaza. The station itself is above ground (for all services) and underground (for metro services only). There are many stores and restaurants located in the station and outside of the station. Also, there is Lotte Department Store back from the station. [4] The mall consists of a shopping mall and the Lotte Cinema theater. And there is Suwon Station Transit Center connected to Suwon station.

In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 Administrative divisions across the country, it reported that the bus stop, near Suwon Railway Station and AK Plaza, was the most frequently used, with a daily average of 77,326 people boarding and 63,255 people alighting. [5]

Surrounding area

Suwon Station West side entrance Korail-Suwon-station-west-entrance-20181127-111754.jpg
Suwon Station West side entrance

West side

East side

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