Uiwang Station
Station of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway
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::summary Station of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | {{Infobox station/Header Korail |
| native_name | 의왕 (한국교통대) |
| name | Uiwang |
| (Korea Nat'l Univ. of Transportation) | |
| station_number | P152 |
| mlanguage | {{Infobox Korean name |
| hangul | 의왕역 |
| hanja | 義 |
| mr | Ŭiwang-yŏk |
| rr | Uiwang-yeok |
| image | Q54302_Uiwang_A01.jpg |
| caption | Station Sign |
| address | 191 Sam-dong, |
| 66 Cheoldobangmulgwanno, | |
| Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do | |
| passengers | (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. |
| Line 1: 16,041 | |
| operator | Korail |
| lines | |
| platforms | 2 |
| tracks | 4 |
| structure | Aboveground |
| years | May 1, 1944 |
| 15 August 1974 (Line 1) | |
| events | opened |
| :: |
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Uiwang Station (Station P152) () is a ground-level metro station on line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Uiwang, South Korea. The station's four exits offer access to the Korea National University of Transportation, the Korean Railroad Museum and the Bugok Dong area of Uiwang. Travel time from Uiwang Station to Seoul Station on Line 1 is 50 minutes.
Disambiguation
"Uiwang Station" is also the former name of what is now known as Obong Station. The two are separate entities.
History
Uiwang Station opened on May 1, 1944, under the name of Bugok Station (부곡역/富谷驛), a name taken from the "dong" in which it is located. Trains on the Seoul Subway began calling at the station on August 15, 1974. The current station building was completed on February 17, 2002. On June 25, 2004, the station changed its name to Uiwang and almost three years later, on February 20, 2007, the hanja name changed from 儀旺驛 to 義王驛.
Services
The first train of the day on weekdays (not including national holidays) is at 5.22 a.m. northbound and 5.29 a.m. southbound, while the last is at 12.01 a.m. northbound and 12.14 a.m. southbound. Northbound trains have various destinations. Some terminate at Guro, some at Dongmyo, others at Cheongnyangni, while some continue as far as Kwangwoon University or . None, however, continue beyond Kwangwoon University or , so if travel beyond is required, it is necessary to change trains. Some southbound trains terminate at Byeongjeom or , while the remainder continue to Cheonan or further south-west to .
References
|line1=1|left1=Dangjeong|right1=Sungkyunkwan University|to-right1=Sinchang or Seodongtan|to-left1=Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University |line2=1|type2=GB|note-mid2=Limited service|left2=Geumjeong|right2=Sungkyunkwan University
References
- "의왕역". Doopedia.
- "의왕역". KRIC.
- [http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-10-06 . Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.)
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