Sotae station is a subway station on
Gwangju Metro Line 1
Gwangju Metro Line 1 is a rapid transit line in Gwangju, South Korea, operated by the Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (GRTC, or Gwangju Metro). It connects Nokdong station in Dong-gu at its eastern terminus to Pyeongdong station ...
in
Dong-gu,
Gwangju
Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial offic ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It is named after the Sotae Valley, a large valley of
Mudeungsan
Mudeungsan () is a mountain in South Korea. It extends over the district of Buk-gu in the city of Gwangju, as well as Hwasun County and Damyang County in the province of Jeollanam-do. Mudeungsan has an elevation of and is a part of Mudeungsan N ...
.
Design
It encompasses a circuit road that reduces traffic congestion caused by heavy traffic volume entering this area from
Hwasun
Hwasun County (화순군; ''Hwasun-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Symbol
* County Flower : Wild Chrysanthemum
* County Tree : Zelkova
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, parking lots, and bike parking lots near the station. It is designed to enhance pedestrian safety by securing 3.5–5 meter-wide sidewalks on both sides of the roads.
It is a control station in charge of
Hakdong–Jeungsimsa station
Hakdong·Jeungsimsa station () is a station on Line 1 of the Gwangju Metro in Hak-dong, Gwangju, South Korea. It opened on April 28, 2004.
Name origin
Jeungsimsa is situated in Hakdong. Hakdong was originally called Hakmaeul ("crane village") as ...
and
Dolgogae station
Dolgogae station () is a station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 in Wolsan-dong, Nam District, Gwangju, Nam District, Gwangju, South Korea.
Station layout
Exits
External links
*Cyber station informationfrom Gwangju Metro, Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid T ...
.
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Station layout
See also
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Transportation in South Korea
Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services and air routes that traverse the country. South Korea is the third country in the world to operate a maglev train, which is an automa ...
References
Dong District, Gwangju
Gwangju Metro stations
Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2004
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