Pyeongchang station is a railway station in Yongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, South Korea. It is served by the Gangneung Line. The station opened on 22 December 2017, ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1][2]
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| Hangul | 평창역 | ||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Pyeonchang-nyeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | P'yŏngch'ang-yŏk | ||||||||||
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| Location | 1715 Pyeonchang-dong, Yongpyeong-myeon Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°33′44″N 128°25′48″E / 37.56222°N 128.43000°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Korail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Gangneung Line | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 December 2017 | ||||||||||
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Features edit
The station name is Pyeongchang, but it is more than 20 km away from Pyeongchang-eup, and there is a station between Yeongdong Expressway Pyeongchang Crossroad and Seoul National University Pyeongchang campus.
Platform edit
This station has 2 platforms and 4 tracks.
| 1·2 | Gangneung Line KTX | Jinbu(Odaesan) / for Gangneung |
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| 3·4 | Dunnae, Cheongnyangni · for Haengsin |
Footnotes edit
- ↑ Minis (平昌驛) the try of Land, Transport and Communications Notice 2017-428, June 29, 2017.
References edit
- ^ Yoon Min-sik (17 November 2017). "New high-speed train service brings PyeongChang closer to Seoul". Korea Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Winter Olympic KTX line inaugurated". Railway Gazette International. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links edit
Media related to Pyeongchang Station at Wikimedia Commons
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