Sungkyunkwan University station
Metro station in Suwon, South Korea
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Sungkyunkwan University Station (Station P153) (Korean: 성균관대역) is a ground-level metro station on line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Yuljeon Dong, Jangan Gu, Suwon, South Korea. The station is nearby Sungkyunkwan University and Dongnam Health College. Travel time from Sungkyunkwan University Station to Seoul Station on Line 1 is 54 minutes, and travelling to Sungkyunkwan University's other campus, by Hyehwa Station in Seoul, takes 67 minutes, transferring to Line 4 at Geumjeong. The original station building was demolished, and a new, larger building incorporating shops, clinics, and a car park, was built, opening in late 2016.
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 Station Sign | |||||||
| Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 성균관대역 | ||||||
| Hanja | |||||||
| Revised Romanization | Seonggyun-gwandae-yeok | ||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnggyun'gwandae-yŏk | ||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 495-2 Yuljeon-dong, 2149 Seoburo, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do[1][2] | ||||||
| Operator | Korail | ||||||
| Line | Line 1 | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
Structure type | Aboveground | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | February 1, 1979[1][2] | ||||||
| Former names | Yuljeon, Seongdae-ap (until 1994) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 31,594[3] | |||||||
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History
Sungkyunkwan University Station opened on February 1, 1979, under the name of Yuljeon Station (율전역/栗田驛), a name taken from the dong in which it is located. Five years later, on January 1, 1984, it was renamed Seongdae-ap Station (성대앞역/成大앞驛), taking its name as an abbreviated form of the nearby Sungkyunkwan University campus. It was only on December 1, 1994 that it took its current full name of Sungkyunkwan University Station. In 2008, Suwon City Council operated a 20-day public consultation on changing the name of the station once again. It had three suggestions, being a return to the name Yuljeon Station (율전역/栗田驛), Yuljeon Station (Sungkyunkwan University Station) (율전역(성균관대역)/栗田驛(成均館大驛)) and Sungkyunkwan University Station (Yuljeon Station) (성균관대역(율전역)/成均館大驛(栗田驛)), though it was also possible for the public to suggest alternative names. At the end of this consultation period, no change was made.[2]
Services
The first train of the day weekdays (not including national holidays) is at 5.18 a.m. northbound and 5.33 a.m. southbound, while the last is at 11.57 p.m. northbound and 12.18 a.m. southbound. Northbound trains have various destinations. Some terminate at Guro, some at Dongmyo, others at Cheongnyangni, while some continue as far as Kwangwoon Univ. and Uijeongbu. None however, continue beyond Kwangwoon Univ. and Uijeongbu, so if travel beyond is required, it is necessary to change trains. Some southbound trains terminate at Byeongjeom, while the remainder continue to Cheonan or Sinchang. Express subway trains stop at the station.
Photos
The platforms at night
A goods train passing through at night
Tanks passing through the station
The tracks towards Uiwang
Line 1 platforms (2023)
