[9] Gwangmyeong station was linked to Seoul Subway Line 1 by a shuttle service from Yongsan on December 15, 2006.
[10] A 2008 survey of KTX passengers arriving or departing at Gwangmyeong station found that 57% used private cars, 11% took a taxi, 28% took a bus, and only 4% took the subway train.
[11] When Yeongdeungpo station was made a KTX stop for new services via Suwon starting with November 1, 2010, protests resumed.
Standing on a plot of land measuring 264,131 square metres (2,843,080 sq ft), the interior of the 48,184 square metres (518,650 sq ft) building is open, with the tracks, which approach the station from both directions through cuttings, sunken below the main concourse, yet visible to passengers waiting at ground level.
Originally meant to be the terminus for KTX lines,[citation needed] the size of the station was constructed accordingly.