Pohang station
Pohang Station (Korean: 포항역; Hanja: 浦項驛) is a railway station in the city of Pohang, South Korea. The station is the terminus of the Donghae Line.
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| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 포항역 | |||||||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Pohang-yeok | |||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | P'ohang-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Iin-ri, Heunghae-eup, Buk-gu, Pohang, North Gyeongsang South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°4′20″N 129°20′36″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Korail | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Donghae Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 12 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 February 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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Services
It is serves by Mugunghwa-ho on the Donghae Line that runs to Yeongdeok, Dongdaegu, Bujeon and Suncheon. The KTX trains that runs between Seoul and Pohang that began in service on March 31, 2015, after the completion of the new building on February 24, 2015.[1]
Former station
Former Pohang station
The station was originally located at 7 Yongdang-ro 91beon-gil, Jungang-dong, that opened on November 1, 1918, In 2015, due to the switch to the new line, it was moved to the new location that opened on April 2, 2015, and the old station was demolished.[2]
Station layout
Pohang station has 4 platforms for Mugunghwa-ho and KTX.
Platforms
| ↑ Wolpo ↑ |
| | 5 6 | | | 7 8 | | |
| ↓ Angang Dongdaegu ↓ |
| Platform No. | Line | Train | Destination |
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| 5 | Donghae Line | Mugunghwa-ho | Yeongdeok |
| 6 | Dongdaegu or Bujeon | ||
| 7 | KTX | Seoul or Haengsin | |
| 8 |
References
- KORAIL to launch Seoul-Pohang KTX. The Korea Herald. 31 March 2015.
- "당초 계획한 철도 부지만? 이참에 주변 지역도 같이?". 7 October 2015.
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