Jongno 5(o)-ga station

Jongno 5(o)-ga Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1. It is located underneath Jongno, a major street in downtown Seoul.

129 종로5가 (삼양그룹) Jongno 5(o)-ga (Samyang Group)
Station platform
Korean name
Hangul	종로5가역
Hanja	鍾路五街驛
Revised Romanization	Jongnooga-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Chongnooga-yŏk
General information
Location	124-8 Jongno 5-ga, 216 Jongno Jiha, Jongno-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	August 15, 1974[1]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 53,228[2]
Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Dongdaemun towards Soyosan Line 1 Jongno 3(sam)-ga towards Incheon Dongdaemun towards Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University Jongno 3(sam)-ga towards Sinchang or Seodongtan Dongdaemun towards Dongducheon Line 1 Gyeongwon Express Jongno 3(sam)-ga towards Incheon Dongdaemun towards Cheongnyangni Line 1 Gyeongbu Express Jongno 3(sam)-ga towards Sinchang

Station layout

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Street level

Exit

L1 Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs

L2 Line 1 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ Line 1 toward Incheon, Sinchang or Seodongtan (Jongno 3(sam)-ga) →
	Northbound	← Line 1 toward Soyosan, Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University (Dongdaemun)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

Vicinity

• Exit 1 : Dongdaemun Police Station
• Exit 2 :
• Exit 3 : Hyoje Elementary School
• Exit 4 :
• Exit 5 :
• Exit 6 : Cheonggyecheon, Pyeonghwa Market
• Exit 7 : Cheonggyecheon
• Exit 8 : Dongdaemun Market

References

1. "종로5가역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
2. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

37°34′15″N 127°00′07″E