Yeocheon station

Last updated
여천
Yeocheon
Korail logo-white on blue.png
Korail Yeocheon Station.jpg
Korean name
Hangul
여천역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yeocheonnyeok
McCune–Reischauer Ryŏch'ŏnnyŏk
General information
Location Yeocheon-dong, Yeosu, South Jeolla
South Korea
Coordinates 34°46′45″N127°39′52″E / 34.779132°N 127.664368°E / 34.779132; 127.664368
Operated by Korail
Line(s) Jeolla Line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1930
Services
Preceding station Korail logo.svg Following station
Suncheon
towards Yongsan or Haengsin
KTX logo.svg
Jeolla KTX
Yeosu Expo
Terminus

Yeocheon station is a KTX station in the city of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, on the southern coast of South Korea. It is on the Jeolla Line.


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