Pyeongchang station

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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]

평창
Pyeongchang
Korean name
Hangul
평창역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationPyeonchang-nyeok
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngch'ang-yŏk
General information
Location1715 Pyeonchang-dong, Yongpyeong-myeon
Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Coordinates37°33′44″N 128°25′48″E / 37.56222°N 128.43000°E / 37.56222; 128.43000
Operated byKorail Korail
Line(s)KTX Gangneung Line
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened22 December 2017
Services
Preceding station Following station
Dunnae
towards Haengsin

Gyeonggang KTX
Jinbu
towards Gangneung

Features

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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

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This station has 2 platforms and 4 tracks.

1·2 Gangneung Line KTX Jinbu(Odaesan)  / for Gangneung
3·4 Dunnae, Cheongnyangni  · for Haengsin

Footnotes

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  1. ↑ Minis (平昌驛) the try of Land, Transport and Communications Notice 2017-428, June 29, 2017.

References

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  1. ^ Yoon Min-sik (17 November 2017). "New high-speed train service brings PyeongChang closer to Seoul". Korea Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Winter Olympic KTX line inaugurated". Railway Gazette International. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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