Key takeaways
Siheung Station opened on April 1, 1908, and operated under that name for roughly a century. Fact But because a separate city of Siheung existed in Gyeonggi Province, visitors from other regions frequently mistook this station for a stop near that city and arrived at the wrong place. Fact Signage inside the station once read, "Passengers headed to Siheung in Gyeonggi Province should get off at Oido Station or Jeongwang Station on Line 4." Fact To reduce this confusion, the station was renamed Geumcheon-gu Office Station in late 2008, coinciding with the completion of the new Geumcheon-gu government office building. Fact
What to look for on site
- Traces of the station's history under its former name
- Signage describing the station's more-than-century-long history (see reference materials)
- Any surviving materials bearing the old "Siheung Station" designation
Editorial note
It's inaccurate to say "Geumcheon-gu Office Station has always had this name." Establish first its history as Siheung Station for a full century.