Sogang University Station is a station on the
Gyeongui–Jungang Line
The Gyeongui–Jungang Line is a commuter rail service of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system, operating on trackage from the Gyeongui Line (opened on July 1, 2009) and the Jungang Line (opened on December 16, 2005).
Frequent service is pr ...
in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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. Seogang Station was renamed Sogang University Station on March 17, 2014.
경의선 서강역, 서강대역으로 변경
Herald Media, March 4, 2014.
History
It was opened as Seogang Station on December 1, 1929, but its operation was suspended in 2005 due to the construction of the Gyeongui Central Railway and the Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport is the main international airport serving Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It is also one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.
This airport opened for business on 29 March 2001, to replace the old ...
Railway. It was reopened on December 15, 2012 as a station on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line.
Nearby facilities
Sogang University
Sogang University (SU; ) is a private Jesuit research university in Mapo, Seoul, South Korea. Sogang University was established on April 18, 1960 by the Society of Jesus, with the school being the oldest and only Jesuit institution of higher e ...
, Nogosan Mountain, Sinchon Yonsei Hospital, and Wawasan Mountain are located nearby.
References
External links
Station information
from Korail
The Korea Railroad Corporation () is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL () and changed its official Korean name () in November 2019. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, ...
Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1929
Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations
Metro stations in Mapo District
Railway stations at university and college campuses
Sogang University
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