Changwon station
Train stop in South Korea
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Changwon Station (Korean: 창원역) is a train station in Changwon, southeast South Korea. It is on the Gyeongjeon Line and the Jinhae Line. KTX service from Seoul to Masan started with KTX-I / KTX-II trains on December 15, 2010, with Seoul–Changwon travel times between 2 hours 52 minutes and 2 hours 55 minutes.[1]
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| Korean name | ||||||
| Hangul | 창원역 | |||||
| Hanja | 昌原驛 | |||||
| Revised Romanization | Changwonnyeok | |||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Changwonnyŏk | |||||
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| Location | South Korea | |||||
| Coordinates | 35.25884°N 128.608532°E | |||||
| Operated by | Korail | |||||
| Lines | Gyeongjeon Line Jinhae Line | |||||
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| Structure type | Aboveground | |||||
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Location
The station is centrally located in the Dongjeong-Dong (neighbourhood) of Uichang District in Changwon.
Station layout
KORAIL
Construction of the new KTX Changwon terminal began on April 24, 2009 and was completed in October, 2010. The new station covers 4,296 square meters and it is equipped with up-to-date automatic ticket vending machines, 3 elevators, 4 escalators, waiting and vending areas. The entire convex curved front of the structure is glass covered and the station is considered an architecturally significant building.
Platforms
| Platform No. | Line | Train | Destination | Other |
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| 1 | Jinhae Line | Mugunghwa-ho | For Jinhae Station | |
| 5 | Gyeongjeon Line | KTX / Mugunghwa-ho | For Mokpo·Suncheon·Jinju·Masan | |
| 6 | Gyeongjeon Line | KTX / Mugunghwa-ho | For Seoul · Daejeon Dongdaegu·Bujeon· |
