Dongincheon station

Metro station in Incheon, South Korea

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]

History

Gyeongin Line train at Dongincheon station (1972)

On September 18, 1899, the station began operations as Chuckhyeon Station.^[2] On April 25, 1926, the name was changed to Sangincheon Station.^[2] On August 7, 1955, the name was changed again to Dongincheon Station.^[2] On August 15, 1974, the station opened for Seoul Metropolitan Subway.^[2]

References

1. "동인천역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
2. "동인천역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

37°28′30.55″N 126°37′58.31″E / 37.4751528°N 126.6328639°E / 37.4751528; 126.6328639