Namchuncheon station
train station in South Korea
Namchuncheon station (Korean: 남춘천역; lit. 'South Chuncheon station', Abbr:Kangwondae station; 강원대역) is a train station on the Gyeongchun Line in Chuncheon, South Korea, operated by Korail. This station is 78.6 kilometres from its final western destination, Sangbong station.
History
On July 20, 1939, this station had been operated under the name of Seongsan station (성산역), however, on April 1, 1940, the name of station was changed into Namchuncheon station (남춘천역) and this name has been kept since then. On October 27, 1971, the old station (closed since December 21, 2010) lasted almost 40 years. On September 30, 2005, with the kickoff of the construction of new twin-track electronic rapid-transit system, this station has been used as the eastern terminus of old Gyeongchun Line, due to the suspension of using Chuncheon station during that period, and it run successfully until December 20, 2010. A brand-new station has been built, and since December 21, 2010, this station operates as the gateway to Chuncheon city. This station is also called as 'Kangwon Nat'l Univ. station' (강원대역), because the Chuncheon (primary) campus of Kangwon National University nearly locates from this station.
Current status
With the nearby Chuncheon bus terminal, it also operates as a transport hub of Chuncheon city.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q49952. The first chronological checks are 1939, 1940, 1971 and 2010.
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