Taehwagang station

For the Korea Train Express (KTX) station in Ulsan, see Ulsan station.

K132 태화강 Taehwagang
Former station building
Korean name
Hangul	태화강역
Hanja	太 和 江 驛
Revised Romanization	Taehwagangnyeok
McCune–Reischauer	T'aehwagangnyŏk
General information
Location	654 Saneop-ro, Nam-gu Ulsan South Korea
Coordinates	35°32′20.83″N129°21′15.17″E / 35.5391194°N 129.3542139°E / 35.5391194; 129.3542139
Operated by	Korail Busan-Gyeongnam Regional HQ
Line(s)	Donghae Line Jangsaengpo Line Ulsanhang Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	October 25, 1921
Previous names	Ulsan
Services
Preceding station Busan Metro Following station Gaeunpo towards Bujeon Donghae Line Terminus
Regional services Preceding station Following station Namchang towards Bujeon Mugunghwa-ho Bugulsan towards Dongdaegu Bugulsan towards Cheongnyangni Bugulsan towards Donghae Namchang towards Suncheon Bugulsan towards Pohang Gyeongju towards Seoul Jungang KTX Bujeon towards Andong

Taehwagang station, meaning Taehwa River station, is a train station located in Samsan-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan. It was previously named Ulsan station until the KTX Ulsan station opened on November 1, 2010.

History

• October 25, 1921: Service opened at Seongnam-dong, Jung-gu
• December 1, 1935: Service moved to former Hakseong-ri, Ulsan-gun with standard gauge
• April 26, 1953: Promotion in status to level 5 station
• September 10, 1971: Designated as civilian coal arrival processing station
• August 21, 1979: Cancellation of designation as civilian coal arrival processing station (However, processing occurred provisionally until October 15, 1979)
• 1987: Announcement of relocation of Ulsan City Rail
• October 22, 1989: Started Seoul–Ulsan Saemaeul-ho
• August 20, 1992: Service moved to 8-8 Samsan-dong, Nam-gu, the current place
• October 15, 2002: Raised the number of Saemaeul Express for Seoul–Ulsan
• June 1, 2007: Seoul–Ulsan Saemaul line extended to Seoul–Bujeon
• November 1, 2010: Renamed to Taehwagang Station due to the station on Gyeongbu HSR, and reduced Seoul–Bujeon Saemaeul line to Dongdaegu–Bujeon
• December 28, 2021: Donghae Line metropolitan subway extension (between Ilgwang and Taehwa River) opened.
• November 5, 2023: Nuriro operation begins
• December 18, 2023: ITX-Maum operation begins
• December 20, 2024: KTX-Eum operation begins between Cheongnyangni and Bujeon ^[1]

References

1. 청량리~제천~부산... '제2 경부선' 철도 개통. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 20 December 2024.

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