Osong station

오송 Osong
Korean name
Hangul	오송역
Hanja	五松驛
Revised Romanization	Osongnyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Osongnyŏk
General information
Location	Bongsan-ri, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu Cheongju, North Chungcheong South Korea
Coordinates	36°37′14.85″N 127°19′40.08″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Chungbuk Line Gyeongbu High Speed Railway Honam High Speed Railway
Platforms	6
Tracks	10
Connections	Sejong BRT
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	November 1, 1921
Services
Preceding station Following station Cheonan–Asan towards Seoul or Haengsin Gyeongbu KTX Daejeon towards Busan Cheonan–Asan towards Seoul, Yongsan or Haengsin Honam KTX Gongju towards Mokpo

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. KTX trains began calling there from November 1, 2010, bringing high-speed rail service to the nearby city of Cheongju.

Not all KTX trains call at Osong; only a select number of trains per day in each direction stop there.

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.

Criticism

The Gyeongbu high-speed railway was originally not planned to have a station in North Chungcheong Province. The railway was also planned to be built across Sejong City instead of Cheongju. After the initial plan was revealed, residents of Cheongju insisted that authorities build Gyeongbu HSR across Cheongju and build a station there, and threatened to blow up the HSR if they did not build Osong station.

In fact, there was any plan about Sejong City at then. however, if there was no Osong Station, there would be ni station on North Chungcheong Province even though Kyeongbu HSR passes North Chungcheong Province.

The real problem with this station is that it was selected as a branching station for the gyeongbu and Honam high-speed railway. As a result, The price of the round-trip KTX from Yongsan station to GwangjuSongjeong Station has increased 6200 won more and Distance from Yongsan to Gwangju increased 19km.

External links

• (in Korean) Cyber station information from Korail