Namgwangju station explained

Namgwangju
Style:GMRTC
Style2:1
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Mr:Namkwangjuyŏk
Rr:Namgwangjuyeok
Address:Hak-dong, Gwangju
Country:South Korea
Coordinates:35.1394°N 126.9229°W
Operator:Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Code:103
Structure:Underground
Opened:April 28, 2004

Namgwangju station ("South Gwangju station") is a station on Gwangju Metro Line 1, located at Hak-dong 994 in Dong-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. It opened for service on April 28, 2004.

It lies at the site of the former Korail Namgwangju station, which had opened as Singwangju station in 1936 and been renamed Namgwangju in 1938. That station was closed in 2000 as part of the realignment of the Gyeongjeon Line.

Neighborhood

Namgwangju is historically a transportation hub and the gateway to southern Gwangju and Hwasun-gun (county), including the routes to Jeungsimsa Temple and Mudeungsan. The station serves the commercial district surrounding the South Gwangju General Market (Namgwangju Market), which opened in 1975 to serve the Yeosu, Boseong, and Jangheung areas.

Traffic in this area tends to be jammed during rush hours as educational institutions, including Jeonnam Medical School, Chosun University, and Chosun College of Nursing; and governmental and public offices such as the Military Manpower Administration and the Dong-gu government office; are clustered around this station.

Station layout

GStreet LevelExits
L1ConcourseFaregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
L2
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
SouthboundLine 1 toward Nokdong (Hakdong·Jeungsimsa)
Northbound Line 1 toward Pyeongdong (Culture Complex)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

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