Ganeung
(Eulji Univ. Medical Center)
Native name가능 (을지대병원)
Station number109
Coordinates37°44′54″N 127°02′39″E
Address633 Pyeonghwa-ro,
Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do[1]
South Korea
PassengersBased on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 17,393[2]
LineGyeongwon Line
OperatorKorail
OpenedOctober 5, 1987[3][1]
StructureAboveground
Platform2
Tracks3
FormerGareung
Uijeongbu Bukbu
Ganeung station
Hangul가능역
Hanja佳陵驛
MrKanŭng-yŏk
RrGaneung-yeok

Ganeung station is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located in northern Uijeongbu and previously served as the northern terminus for Line 1 before its extension to Soyosan.

History

It was originally built as a traditional railway station in 1961, named Gareung station, but was abolished in 1963. It was rebuilt as Uijeongbu Bukbu station and then renamed Ganeung in 2006.[1]

Platforms

Exits

  • Exit 1: Ganeung 1-dong Office, Korean National Red Cross, Uijeongbu Girls' High School, Uijeongbu Girls' Middle School, Uijeongbu Technical High School, Korea Electric Power Corporation
  • Exit 2: Baeyoung Elementary School, Uijeongbu Joongang Elementary School, Uijeongbu 1-dong Post Office
  • Exit 3: Parking lot

References

  1. ^ "가능역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  2. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ^ "가능역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-16.