Moryang station explained

Native Name: 모량 Moryang station
Mlanguage:	Child: yes Hangul: 모량역 Mr: Moryang yŏk Rr: Moryang yeok
Address:	Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang
Country:	South Korea
Line:	Donghae Line, Jungang Line
Structure:	Aboveground
Opened:	December 25, 1922
Operator:	Korail

Moryang station is a railway station of the Donghae Line and Jungang Line in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

History

• 25 December 1922: Started operation as Gwangmyeong Station.^[1]
• 1 June 1939: The station name was changed to Moryang Station.^[2]
• 1 July 2001: The station hanja name was changed from Moryang (毛良) to Moryang (牟梁).^[3]
• 18 December 2017: Suspension of passenger handling and downgrading to signal station.^[4]
• 28 December 2021: Donghae Line and Jungang Line was double-tracked and electrified, and moved to new station.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 조선총독부관보 휘보 철도정차장설치 1922년 12월 28일
2. 조선총독부관보 고시 제 452, 453호, 1939년 5월 25일
3. 대한민국관보 철도청고시제2001-22호, 2001년 6월 27일
4. http://gwanbo.mois.go.kr/ezpdf/customLayout.jsp?contentId=00000000000000001513236745465000&tocId=00000000000000001513236782529000&isTocOrder=N 국토교통부고시 제2017-839호
5. https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25034493#home 부산~울산 열차 출퇴근 시대 열린다…28일 동해선 2단계도 개통