Jinbu station explained

Native Name:	진부 (오대산)
Jinbu (Odaesan)

Mlanguage:

Child:	yes
Hangul:	진부(오대산)역
Hanja:
Mr:	Chinbu(Odaesan)-nyŏk
Rr:	Jinbu(Odaesan)-nyeok

Address:

1370-3 Songjeong-ri, Jinbu-myeon
Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Coordinates:

37.6425°N 128.5747°W

Operator:

Korail

Lines:

Gangneung Line

Structure:

Elevated

Opened:

December 22, 2017

Jinbu (Odaesan) station is a railway station in Jinbu-myeon, Pyeongchang, South Korea. It is served by the Gangneung Line and is located near Odaesan National Park and the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium. The station opened on 22 December 2017, ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and is designed to accommodate 20-car trains deployed during the Olympics.^[1] ^[2] The station cost 18.1 billion won (US$16.25 million) to construct over a 10-month period.^[3] During the Olympics, Jinbu station was served by shuttle buses that traveled to Olympic venues and other destinations.^[4]

Notes and References

News: Yoon Min-sik . 17 November 2017 . New high-speed train service brings PyeongChang closer to Seoul . . 1 January 2018.
News: 26 December 2017 . Winter Olympic KTX line inaugurated . . 1 January 2018.
News: Joo Kyung-don . 15 November 2017 . Accessibility of PyeongChang 2018 will improve with new bullet trains: organizers . . 1 January 2018.
News: Joo Kyung-don . 15 November 2017 . Large parking lots await drivers to PyeongChang Olympics . . 1 January 2018.