Gangchang station

Gangchang
Gangchang
	Gangchang Station platform
Korean name
Hangul	강창역
Hanja	江倉驛
Revised Romanization	Gangchangyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kangch'angyŏk
General information
Location	Hosan-dong, Dalseo District, Daegu; South Korea
Coordinates	35°51′11″N 128°28′45″E / 35.85306°N 128.47917°E
Operated by	DTRO
Line(s)	Daegu Metro Line 2
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	219
History
Opened	October 18, 2005
Location
Location

Gangchang Station (Korean: 강창역; Hanja: 江倉驛; RR: Gangchang-yeok) is a station of the Daegu Metro Line 2 in Hosan-dong, Dalseo District, Daegu, South Korea.

Origin of the name

Gangchang, a warehouse built to store and transport rice by boat, was established along the Nakdong River near Gangchang Bridge in Hosan-dong, Paho-dong. And the area is still called Gangchang.^[1]

References

^ Warehouse(Hangul,'창고') section in Gyeongsangdoeupji(Hangul,'경상도읍지'), Local mapbook compiled by Gyeongsang Gamyeong in 1833 by combining the towns and villages compiled by each Gunhyeon, the provincial government.

External links

(in Korean) Cyber station information from Daegu Transportation Corporation

Preceding station	Daegu Metro			Following station
Daesil towards Munyang		Line 2		Keimyung University towards Yeungnam University

[1] Warehouse(Hangul,'창고') section in Gyeongsangdoeupji(Hangul,'경상도읍지'), Local mapbook compiled by Gyeongsang Gamyeong in 1833 by combining the towns and villages compiled by each Gunhyeon, the provincial government.

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