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Osong station
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Osong station is a train station on the Honam and Gyeongbu high-speed railways in Cheongju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at the intersection of the Gyeongbu KTX high-speed rail line, the conventional Chungbuk Line and, since April 2015, the Honam high-speed railway.[1] KTX trains began calling there from November 1, 2010, bringing high-speed rail service to the nearby city of Cheongju.
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Hangul | 오송역 | |||||||||||||||
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Revised Romanization | Osongnyeok | |||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Osongnyŏk | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 123 Osonggarak-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok District, Cheongju, North Chungcheong![]() | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°37′14.85″N 127°19′40.08″E | |||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Chungbuk Line Gyeongbu High Speed Railway Honam High Speed Railway | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Sejong BRT | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Aboveground | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | November 1, 1921 | |||||||||||||||
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Not all KTX trains call at Osong; only a select number of trains per day in each direction stop there.[2]
While not directly attached to the station, there is a KTX test track that connects with the lines just north of the station. The facility is named 철도종합시험선로 and was expanded in 2019.[3][4]