Baebang station

Baebang Station is a railway station on Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 and the Janghang Line in Asan, South Korea.

P174 배방 Baebang
Korean name
Hangul	배방역
Hanja	排芳驛
Revised Romanization	Baebang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Paebang-yŏk
General information
Location	159-17 Guryongni, 1967 Oncheondaero, Baebang-eup, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do[1][2]
Coordinates	36°46′40″N 127°03′11″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Janghang Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	June 15, 1922 December 15, 2008 ()[2][1]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 1,637[3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Tangjeong towards Kwangwoon University Line 1 Onyangoncheon towards Sinchang Tangjeong towards Cheongnyangni Line 1 Gyeongbu Express Limited service
Location

The station was first opened as Mosan Station (모산역; 毛山驛), an unstaffed simple station, in June 1, 1922 during the Japanese colonial era. In 1926 it became a regular station, in 1950 it was downgraded to an unstaffed station, one year later it became a regular station again. In 1986 it underwent reconstruction. In 1997, it became a staffed simple station. On March 30, 2007 it was relocated and renamed to Baebang station. Finally on December 15, 2008 it began operations.