Ganeung station

Ganeung station is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located in northern Uijeongbu and previously served as the northern terminus for Line 1 before its extension to Soyosan.

109 가능 (을지대병원) Ganeung (Eulji Univ. Medical Center)
Korean name
Hangul	가능역
Hanja	佳陵驛
Revised Romanization	Ganeung-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kanŭng-yŏk
General information
Location	633 Pyeonghwa-ro, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do[1] South Korea
Coordinates	37°44′54″N 127°02′39″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongwon Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	October 5, 1987[2][1]
Previous names	Gareung Uijeongbu Bukbu
Passengers
Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 17,393[3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Nogyang towards Soyosan Line 1 Uijeongbu towards Incheon
Location

History

It was originally built as a traditional railway station in 1961, named Gareung station, but was abolished in 1963. It was rebuilt as Uijeongbu Bukbu station and then renamed Ganeung in 2006.^[1]

Platforms

• Platform 1: to Kwangwoon University / Guro / Incheon
• Platform 2: to Soyosan / Dongducheon / Yangju

Exits

• Exit 1: Ganeung 1-dong Office, Korean National Red Cross, Uijeongbu Girls' High School, Uijeongbu Girls' Middle School, Uijeongbu Technical High School, Korea Electric Power Corporation
• Exit 2: Baeyoung Elementary School, Uijeongbu Joongang Elementary School, Uijeongbu 1-dong Post Office
• Exit 3: Parking lot