Gangchang
Gangchang Station platform
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGangchangyeok
McCune–ReischauerKangch'angyŏk
General information
LocationHosan-dong, Dalseo District, Daegu
South Korea
Coordinates35°51′11″N 128°28′45″E / 35.85306°N 128.47917°E / 35.85306; 128.47917
Operated byDTRO
Line(s)Daegu Metro Line 2
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code219
History
OpenedOctober 18, 2005

Gangchang Station is a station of the Daegu Metro Line 2 in Hosan-dong, Dalseo District, Daegu, South Korea.

Origin of the name

Gangchang(강창, 江倉), 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

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


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