Pangyo (Pangyo Techno Valley) Station (Korean판교역) is a station on the Shinbundang Line, serving the planned city of Pangyo in the city of Seongnam. The station is close to Pangyo Techno Valley, one of the country's largest clusters of software, gaming, entertainment and biotechnology businesses, home to major tech companies like Kakao. It began operations on October 28, 2011, with the opening of the Shinbundang Line.[2]

Pangyo
(Pangyo Techno Valley)
Korean name
Hangul
판교역
Hanja
板橋驛
Revised RomanizationPangyo-yeok
McCune–ReischauerP'an'gyo-yŏk
General information
LocationB160 Pangyoyeok-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si
Gyeonggi-do[1]
Coordinates37°23′41″N 127°06′40″E / 37.394762°N 127.111137°E / 37.394762; 127.111137
Operated byShinbundang Railroad Corporation
Korail
Line(s)     Shinbundang Line
     Gyeonggang Line
Jungbunaeryuk Line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
October 28, 2011     Shinbundang Line opened
September 24, 2016     Gyeonggang Line opened
December 28, 2023Jungbunaeryuk Line opened
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Cheonggyesan
towards Sinsa
Shinbundang Line Jeongja
towards Gwanggyo
Terminus Gyeonggang Line Seongnam
towards Yeoju
Preceding station Following station
Terminus
Jungbunaeryuk KTX
Bubal
towards Mungyeong

In 2016, it became the western terminus of the Gyeonggang Line.[3] Additionally Pangyo is expected to become the southern terminus of Seoul Subway Line 8 sometime around 2023.

The station is in close proximity to the Hyundai Department Store Pangyo location, the largest department store in the Seoul Capital Area, which opened in August 2015. [4]

There is a light display between Pangyo Station and Cheonggyesan Station for advertisement.[5] A battery of light emitting vertical bars spans 486 meters in the tunnel.[6] In a train that runs at 90 km/h, these light emitting bars create an illusion of animated picture frames. The system is called eTAS, which stands for Ethernet Tunnel Advertisement System.

Station layout

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G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound Shinbundang Line toward Gwanggyo (Jeongja)
Northbound Shinbundang Line toward Sinsa (Cheonggyesan)
Side platform, doors will open on the left

References

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  1. ^ 역사정보 (in Korean). Neo Trans Co. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  2. ^ 판교역 (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  3. ^ 판교~여주 간 경강선 복선전철 개통행사…24일 개통 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  4. ^ Lee, Hyun-taek (2015-08-08). "Hyundai preps largest luxury store yet". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  5. ^ <社告> 골프타임즈, 신분당선 유리창 LCD 동영상 광고 영상 공개 - 골프타임즈 (in Korean). 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  6. ^ 지하철 신분당선 유리창 LCD 동영상 광고 눈길. Munhwa Ilbo. Retrieved 2017-08-02.