Byeongjeom station

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병점 (한신대)
Byeongjeom
(Hanshin Univ.)
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Korean name
Hangul
병점역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Byeongjeom-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Pyŏngjŏm-yŏk
General information
Location824-1 Jinan-dong,
97 Ddokjeongollo,
Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do [1] [2]
Operated by Korail logo.svg Korail
Line(s) Gyeongbu Line, Byeongjeom Depot Line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1905
30 April 2003 ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg ) [2] [1]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan–Dec 2012.
Line 1: 30,669 [3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Seryu Line 1 Sema
towards Sinchang
Suwon
towards Cheongnyangni
Line 1
Gyeongbu Express
Osan
towards Sinchang
Seryu Line 1
Byeongjeom Depot Line
Seodongtan
Terminus

Byeongjeom Station is a station on Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is the only train station serving the city of Hwaseong. It is the southern terminal station for approximately half of the subway trains on this line who then carry on to the nearby depot, one of the five depots on Line 1, with the remainder continuing to Cheonan or Sinchang Station.

Many centers of higher education, including Hanshin University, Suwon Science College and the University of Suwon, are located nearby, and shuttle buses run regularly between there and the campuses. In addition, Yungneung (융릉, 隆陵) and Geonneung (건릉, 健陵) – the royal tombs of Crown Prince Sado and his son King Jeongjo, the 22nd ruler of the Joseon Dynasty – lie to the west of the station. [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "병점역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine . Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  4. "Yungneung / Geolleung Royal Tomb (a.k.a, Yunggeolleung)". Visit Korea. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-07.

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