Hankuk University of Foreign Studies station

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station is a station on Line 1 of the Gyeongwon Line.

122 외대앞 Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies
Station Sign
Korean name
Hangul	외대앞역
Hanja	外大앞驛
Revised Romanization	Oedaeap-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Oedaeap-yŏk
General information
Location	360-5 Imun-dong, 27 Hwigyeongno, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul[1]  South Korea
Coordinates	37°35′42″N 127°03′46″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongwon Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	August 15, 1974[2][1]
Passengers
Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 26,504[3]
Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Sinimun towards Soyosan Line 1 Hoegi towards Incheon Sinimun towards Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University Hoegi towards Sinchang or Seodongtan Sinimun towards Dongducheon Line 1 Gyeongwon Express Hoegi towards Incheon

The original name of this station was Hwigyeong Station (휘경역; 徽慶驛), although this station is located in Imun 1-dong. Because Hoegi Station (Preceding station) is located in Hwigyeong-dong, in 1996, the name of this station was changed to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station, after a nearby eponymous university. Originally the station was built on a 4-way crossroad layout. However in 2012, due to a series of accidents and safety concerns,^[4][5] a tunnel was built under the track for road traffic alongside an above ground pedestrian walkway.^[6] Despite this, the ground level crossing remains to this day.

Vicinity

• Exit 1: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
• Exit 2: Igyeong Market

References

1. 외대앞역 (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
2. 외대앞역 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
4. 네이버 뉴스 라이브러리. NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
5. 네이버 뉴스 라이브러리. NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
6. 외대역앞 철도건널목, 이달 25일부터 폐쇄. Money Today [ko] (in Korean). 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2022-04-09.