Dongducheon station

101 동두천 Dongducheon
Station Sign
Korean name
Hangul	동두천역
Hanja	東豆川驛
Revised Romanization	Dongducheonnyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Tongduch'ŏnnyŏk
General information
Location	245-210 Dongducheon-dong, 2687 Pyeonghwa-ro, Dongducheon-si, Gyeonggi-do South Korea
Coordinates	37°55′40″N 127°03′17″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongwon Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	July 25, 1912 December 15, 2006 ()
Previous names	Dongan
Passengers
Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. KR: 1,481 Line 1: 5,401
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Soyosan towards Yeoncheon Line 1 Bosan towards Incheon Terminus Line 1 Gyeongwon Express Limited service Dongducheon Jungang towards Incheon Line 1 Gyeongwon Express

Dongducheon Station (Korean: 동두천역; formerly Dongan station) is a metro station located in Dongducheon, South Korea. Seoul Subway Line 1 serves this station, and it is the terminus station for Gyeongwon Line express trains. Camp Casey, a U.S. Army military base, is located nearby.

• Dongducheon Station opened for business on July 25, 1912, and was the terminal station of the Gyeongwon Line in South Korea for a short time due to the division of the North and South. Later, with the double-track electrification of the Gyeongwon Line, it served as the starting and ending station for the Gyeongwon Line commuter train. It is currently the terminal station of Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1. The station name is derived from the name of Dongducheon, which originates in the east of Tap-dong, Dongducheon-si and flows into Ganghwacheon. The old name of Dongducheon was Gajeongjari. However, after the opening of the Gyeongwon Line and the Japanese colonial period, it was changed to Dongdunae and Dongducheon, which means that the stream flows from the east. However, the actual station location was far from the newly formed downtown Dongducheon, and as the newly built Eosu-dong Station increased in usage, the name of Dongducheon Station was ceded to Eosu-dong Station in 1983, and the name was changed to Dongan Station. Afterwards, in December 2006, when Dongducheon Station became the terminal station of Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1, it was reverted to Dongducheon Station for the convenience of train users and to improve regional awareness. Eosu-dong Station, which briefly used the name of Dongducheon Station, was changed to Dongducheon Jungang Station.

Platforms

• Platform 1: to Ganeung / Seoul Station / Incheon
• Platform 2: to Hoegi (Rapid Line)
• Platform 4: Termination Platform
• Platform 5: No Service (Suspended)
• Platform 6: No Service (Suspended)

Exits

• Exit 1: Dongan Protection Center, Dongducheon Je 2-gyo, Soyo-dong Community Center
• Exit 2: Dongbo Elementary School, Sinheung Middle School, Shinheung High School, Dongducheon Industry Complex, Anheunggyo

External links

• 동두천 대라수 어썸브리지 (expected)
• 한국철도공사 동두천중앙(신한대제2캠퍼스)역
• 동두천시청