Taehwagang station

K132 태화강 Taehwagang
Former station building
Korean name
Hangul	태화강역
Hanja	太和江驛
Revised Romanization	Taehwagangnyeok
McCune–Reischauer	T'aehwagangnyŏk
General information
Location	654 Saneop-ro, Nam-gu Ulsan South Korea
Coordinates	Preceding station Busan Metro Following station Gaeunpo towards Bujeon Donghae Line Terminus
Regional services Preceding station Following station Namchang towards Bujeon Mugunghwa-ho Bugulsan towards Dongdaegu Bugulsan towards Cheongnyangni Bugulsan towards Donghae Namchang towards Suncheon Bugulsan towards Pohang

Taehwagang station, meaning Taehwa River station, is a train station located in Samsan-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan. It was previously named Ulsan station until the KTX Ulsan station opened on November 1, 2010.

History

• October 25, 1921: Service opened at Seongnam-dong, Jung-gu
• December 1, 1935: Service moved to former Hakseong-ri, Ulsan-gun with standard gauge
• April 26, 1953: Promotion in status to level 5 station
• September 10, 1971: Designated as civilian coal arrival processing station
• August 21, 1979: Cancellation of designation as civilian coal arrival processing station (However, processing occurred provisionally until October 15, 1979)
• 1987: Announcement of relocation of Ulsan City Rail
• October 22, 1989: Started Seoul–Ulsan Saemaeul-ho
• August 20, 1992: Service moved to 8-8 Samsan-dong, Nam-gu, the current place
• October 15, 2002: Raised the number of Saemaeul Express for Seoul–Ulsan
• June 1, 2007: Seoul–Ulsan Saemaul line extended to Seoul–Bujeon
• November 1, 2010: Renamed to Taehwagang Station due to the station on Gyeongbu HSR, and reduced Seoul–Bujeon Saemaeul line to Dongdaegu–Bujeon

External links

Media related to Taehwagang Station at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Korean) Cyber station information from Korail

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