Seonghwan station

P166

**성환 (남서울대)**
Seonghwan
(Namseoul Univ.)
P166	성환 (남서울대); Seonghwan; (Namseoul Univ.)
	Station nameplate
Korean name
Hangul	성환역
Hanja	成歡驛
Revised Romanization	Seonghwan-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏnghwan-yŏk
General information
Location	449-128 Seonghwanni, ; 237-5 Seonghwan 1-ro, ; Seonghwan-eup, ; Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, ; Chungcheongnam-do
Coordinates	36°54′56″N 127°07′40″E / 36.91556°N 127.12778°E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
Key dates
January 1, 1905; January 20, 2005 (Line 1)	Line 1 opened
Passengers
	(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.; KR: 400; Line 1: 9,944

Seonghwan Station is a subway station in the province of Chungcheongnam-do. It is located north of Cheonan on the Gyeongbu Line. It is also served by services on Seoul Subway Line 1.

History

During the First Sino-Japanese War, there was a fierce battle in Seonghwan which Japan emerged victorious, thus making the place significant. When the Gyeongbu Line opened in 1905, the government appoints higher-ranking officials as the stationmaster of Seonghwan Station.^[5]

In January 20, 2005, it began operating as a subway station. In June 2006, Namseoul University, which was located nearby, successfully won a bid to have its name placed as the station's secondary name, and it paid a usage fee of 35 million won.^[6]