Korea Rail Network Authority Confirms Secondary Station Names for 5 Stations Including Yeongtong Station on Bundang Line

The Korea Rail Network Authority announced on the 24th that it has selected the institutions applying for station name subtitles at five stations, including Yeongtong Station on the Bundang Line, through the "Metropolitan Subway Line Station Name Subtitle Recruitment Announcement" for the second half of this year, and has signed usage contracts with the applicants.

Exterior view of Onyang Oncheon Station, which has signed a station name notation usage contract. Provided by Korea Rail Network Authority

Station name subtitles refer to the practice of indicating the names of specific facilities in parentheses alongside the official names of railway or subway stations. Through station name subtitles, railway passengers can easily access information about nearby tourist attractions, universities, medical facilities, and more, while the applying institutions can expect promotional benefits for their tourist sites or organizations.

The contracted station name subtitles are as follows: Yeongtong Station (Kyung Hee University), Giheung Station (Nam June Paik Art Center), Buk Ulsan Station (Park Sang-jin Birthplace), Samsong Station (Joongbu University), and Onyang Oncheon Station (Asan Hyeonchungsa Shrine).

These station name subtitles can be displayed in parentheses on station name signs for each station for a period of three years from the contract date.

Including the usage contracts signed in the second half of this year, the Korea Rail Network Authority has secured station name subtitles at 41 out of 205 stations on the national metropolitan railway lines. Moving forward, recruitment announcements for station name subtitles will be held every first and second half of the year to continue fostering cooperative relationships with local communities.

Lee Seong-hae, Chairman of the Korea Rail Network Authority, stated, “The Authority plans to actively promote station name subtitles at national railway stations to enhance convenience for railway passengers and to foster win-win cooperation with local communities.”

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