Seojeong-ri station
Seojeongri Station is a station in Seojeong-dong, Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Mugunghwa-ho trains running on the Gyeongbu Line stop here. Additionally, services on Seoul Subway Line 1 have been calling at this station since 2005. Its secondary name is Kookje College (An international college).
P163 Seojeongri (Kookje College) | |
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![]() Station Sign | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seojeongni-yeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏjŏngni-yŏk |
| General information | |
| Location | 427-1 Seojeong-dong, 51 Tanhyeonno, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do[1][2] |
| Operated by | Korail |
| Line(s) | Line 1 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Aboveground |
| Key dates | |
| January 1, 1905 January 20, 2005[2][1] | Line 1 opened |
| Passengers | |
| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. KR: 471[3] Line 1: 10,067[4] | |
History
Seojeongri Station opened with the Gyeongbu Line in 1905 to service the agricultural area between Pyeongtaek and Osan. It featured Bidulgi (4th class) and limited Tongil (3rd class) services. These were eventually phased out in favor of limited Mugunghwa (then 2nd class) services in the 1990s and 2000s (decade). On January 20, 2005, Seoul Subway Line 1 started local and express services and in 2010 the new Nooriro class of commuter trains began service to Seoul Station, Yongsan, Anyang, Suwon, Osan, Pyeongtaek and Cheonan.
This station has been in operation since the opening of the Gyeongbu Line. Surprisingly, Songtan Station was built during the Korean War, so there is a big difference between the opening period of more than 50 years. In other words, Songtan Station was built during the Korean War and had a strong military character, and Seojeong-ri Station originally served as the center of Songtan-myeon. Prior to the arrival of the metropolitan train, Pigeon, Tongil, and Mugunghwa stopped. It is one of the two stations in the old Songtan-si area, and it was bigger than Songtan Station from the past. It has been there since the opening of the Gyeongbu Line (1905), and at Songtan Station, only some trains stopped, but this station was a mandatory stop for the trains. Even now, this relationship is still there, and some trains of the Mugunghwa train stop and all the express trains stop during rush hour. When Songtan-eup, Pyeongtaek-gun, was promoted to Songtan-si in 1981, Seojeong 'ri' became Seojeong 'dong', but the station name still remains as Seojeong 'ri'. The station name is Kukje University, and although there is an international university nearby, it is 4km long. Chongshin University - farther than Isu Station. However, the school itself operates school buses, and there are also village bus routes. Unlike Shinchang Station, there is only one university near the station, so I thought it would be okay, but in fact, Korea Welfare University is located in the same Jangan-dong nearby, but Korea Welfare University is designated as a substation of Pyeongtaek Jije Station. It is difficult to get to from Pyeongtaek Jije Station, so it is much more convenient to take the bus from Pyeongtaek Station or this station. Passengers using the Mugunghwa also have to go through the train ticket gates, so the emergency ticket gates are open for passengers using the Mugunghwa. There are people who take advantage of this to get on the train free of charge by going through the Mugunghwa passenger emergency ticket gate and going to the train platform. The Pyeongtaek high-speed connection line from this station to Pyeongtaek Jije Station on the Suseo-Pyeongtaek high-speed line is under construction. After the opening, KTX via Suwon will be able to go directly to Cheonan-Asan Station.
History of change
- January 1, 1905: Started business
- December 31, 1932 : Construction of the new station was completed.
- September 10, 1971: Designated as an anthracite cargo arrival station
- January 1, 1994: Stopped handling of small packages
- June 1, 2001: Suspension of ticket sales for specific Tongil trains and computerization of all trains operating on Gyeongbu and Janghang lines
- January 1, 2004: New station completed
- January 20, 2005: Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 opened
- June 1, 2009: Nuriro train service started
- December 30, 2010: Stop handling cargo
- December 30, 2019: Suspension of Nuri-ro again between Seoul and Shinchang
- January 13, 2020: Restart of Nuriro service (Seoul-Sinchang)
- May 23, 2020: Suspension of Nuriro (Seoul-Sinchang)
Vicinity
Gukje College is nearby. On June 4, 2009, a Homeplus store opened just a few blocks from the subway station. This area was designated by the city council as a development area.[5] Its neighborhood is also part of a Pyeongtaek construction zone, which also includes Seojeong-dong, Jangdang-dong, Mogok-dong, Ichung-dong, and Jije-dong. Located near the station are many shops and vendors. Official plans for a "new city" have been announced.
References
- "서정리역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- "서정리역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- Monthly Number of Passengers between General Railroad Stations Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- 롯데건설, 평택 서정동에 274가구 분양 Naeil Newspaper 2007.08.24
- Data from whole population using Seoul Metropolitan subway(2006)
| Preceding station | Seoul Metropolitan Subway | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Songtan towards Soyosan |
Line 1 | PyeongtaekJije towards Sinchang | ||
| Osan towards Cheongnyangni |
Line 1 Gyeongbu Express |
Pyeongtaek towards Sinchang | ||
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