Hankuk University of Foreign Studies station

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station is a station on Line 1 of the Gyeongwon Line.

외대앞
Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies
Station Sign
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationOedaeap-yeok
McCune–ReischauerOedaeap-yŏk
General information
Location360-5 Imun-dong,
27 Hwigyeongno,
Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul[1]
 South Korea
Coordinates37°35′42″N 127°03′46″E
Operated byKorail Korail
Line(s)Gyeongwon Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedAugust 15, 1974[2][1]
Passengers
Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 26,504[3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Sinimun
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Hoegi
towards Incheon
Sinimun Hoegi
towards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Sinimun
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Hoegi
towards Incheon

The original name of this station was Hwigyeong Station (휘경역; 徽慶驛), although this station is located in Imun 1-dong. Because Hoegi Station (Preceding station) is located in Hwigyeong-dong, in 1996, the name of this station was changed to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station, after a nearby eponymous university. Originally the station was built on a 4-way crossroad layout. However in 2012, due to a series of accidents and safety concerns,[4][5] a tunnel was built under the track for road traffic alongside an above ground pedestrian walkway.[6] Despite this, the ground level crossing remains to this day.

Vicinity

References

  1. "외대앞역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  2. "외대앞역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  4. "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리". NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  5. "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리". NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  6. 머니투데이 (2012-08-16). "외대역앞 철도건널목, 이달 25일부터 폐쇄". 머니투데이 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-09.


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