Dongincheon station
Dongincheon Station is a railway station on Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 and Gyeongin Line located in Inhyeon-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon. Upon its opening in 1899, the station was known as "Chukhyeon Station", and in 1955, received its current name (literally East Incheon). The subway service started in 1974.[1][2]
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| Revised Romanization | Dongincheon-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Tonginch'ŏn-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | East Incheon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1-1 Inhyeon-dong, 121 Chamoejeonno, Jung-gu, Incheon[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Korail | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Aboveground | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 18, 1899 August 15, 1974 (  )[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Chukhyeon Sangincheon | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 40,752[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
- September 18, 1899: Began operations as Chuckhyeon Station.[2]
- April 25, 1926: Name changed to Sangincheon Station.[2]
- August 7, 1955: Name changed to Dongincheon Station.[2]
- August 15, 1974: Opened for Seoul Metropolitan Subway[2]
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References
- "동인천역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- "동인천역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
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