Andong station

Andong Station is a railway station on the Jungang Line and formerly the Gyeongbuk Line.

안동 Andong
Korean name
Hangul	안동역
Hanja	安東驛
Revised Romanization	Andong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Andong-yŏk
General information
Location	122-16 Gyeongdong-ro, Andong, North Gyeongsang South Korea
Coordinates	36°34′30″N 128°40′29″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Jungang Line
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	October 15, 1930
Services
Preceding station Following station Yeongju towards Seoul Jungang KTX Uiseong towards Andong
Location

As of December 17, 2020, the location of Andong Station has changed from downtown (adjacent to the Nakdong River) to near the edge of town (next to Andong Bus Terminal).^[1]

Tourism

Andong Station serves as a key hub for tourists visiting nearby attractions like Hahoe Folk Village and the Andong Soju Museum.^[2]

History

Recently, a wildfire in Uiseong caused disruptions to railway services between Andong and Gyeongju. As a result, trains heading south from Andong stopped at the station, while those heading north stopped at Gyeongju Station. Korail operated replacement buses.^[3]