Pyeongtaek station
Pyeongtaek Station is the main train station serving the city of Pyeongtaek, South Korea. It is on the Gyeongbu Line and is also served by Seoul Subway Line 1. It is not a KTX station, but the KTX stops here and there is a ticket counter. There are a number of large department stores, restaurants, and a movie theater located in the subway station. The cinema is located on the 8th floor and is a CJ CGV multi-screen facility with a 3-D screen. On the 3rd floor there are Baskin Robbins, Starbucks, and a large food court featuring a Lotteria fast food restaurant. The station is also located in the middle of the city of Pyeongtaek and many stores and restaurants are outside the station.
Pyeongtaek Station | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Pyeongtaek-yeok |
McCune–Reischauer | P'yŏngt'aek-yŏk |
General information | |
Location | 185-1 Pyeongtaek-dong, 51 Pyeongtaengno, 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 20 January 2005 (Line 1)[2][1] | Line 1 opened |
Passengers | |
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. KR: 12,360[3] Line 1: 27,187[4] |
There is a large bus stop in front of the station. The following buses stop in front of the station, as of May 2014: 1-1, 2, 2-2, 3, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 50, 80, 81, 90, 91, 94, 98, 100, and 110-2. The 1-1, 2, and 2-2 buses go to Songtan. The 50 bus goes to Anseong.
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Images
- Sign of Pyeongtaek Station in 2007
- Sign of Pyeongtaek Station in 1981
References
- "평택역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- "평택역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- 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.
Preceding station | Seoul Metropolitan Subway | Following station | ||
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Jije towards Soyosan |
Line 1 | Seonghwan towards Sinchang | ||
Seojeong-ri towards Cheongnyangni |
Line 1 Gyeongbu Express |