Soyosan station () is a ground-level metro station on Line 1 of the

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in Sangbongam Dong, Dongducheon,

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. It is named after the nearby '' Soyosan'' (587 m), a mountain beside the

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base Camp Casey. It is on this mountain, at the Jajae'am Hermitage, that the

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Saint

Wonhyo Wŏnhyo (; ; 617 – 686, meaning: "Dawnbreak") was one of the most important philosophers and commentators in East Asian Buddhism and the most prolific scholar in Korean Buddhism.Muller, Charles元曉 Wonhyo, ''Digital Dictionary of Buddhism'' ...

is said to have reached enlightenment. The ground level station was closed on December 15, 2023 at the last train, and the new elevated station opened the next day, as part of the Yeoncheon extension. This eliminated the tedious grade crossing that surrounded the rail entrance to the station.

History

The station opened for business on January 11, 1976, and the station building was completed on September 21, 1982. This building was closed twenty-four years later, on May 7, 2006, and a temporary building erected in its place. Meanwhile, Line 1 of the

was being extended north through the city of Dongducheon, and Soyosan became its northern terminus, with a new station building completed, on December 15, 2006.

Platform

Passenger statistics

Exit

Photos

Image:Korail_Gyeongwon_Line_Soyosan_Station_Platform1.jpg, Soyosan station (before Yeoncheon extension) Image:Korail_Gyeongwon_Line_Soyosan_Station_Platform2.jpg, Dongducheon direction (before Yeoncheon extension)

References

External links

VisitKorea article on SoyosanTrainspotters society page on Soyosan station
{{Gyeongwon Line Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Railway stations in Gyeonggi Province Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1975 Metro stations in Dongducheon Gyeongwon Line Seoul Subway Line 1