Dongdaemun station
Train station in South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Train station in South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dongdaemun (Korean: 동대문; Hanja: 東大門; lit. East Great Gate) station is a station on Line 1 and Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Sometimes called Dong Station, it is named after one of the Four Great Gates of the circular wall surrounding ancient Seoul, and is situated on the eastern end of Jongno ("Bell Street"). This station is also close to Dongdaemun Market.[3]
Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hangul | 동대문역 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Dongdaemun-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Tongdaemun-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 552 Changsin 1-dong, 302 Jongno Jiha, Jongno-gu, Seoul[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Seoul Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 1 Line 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key dates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 15, 1974[1] | Line 1 opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 18, 1985[1] | Line 4 opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 34,446[2] Line 4: 55,294[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In December 2010 the station is recorded as having the third highest WiFi data consumption of all the Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, following Express Bus Terminal station, Sadang station, and followed by Jamsil station and Jongno 3(sam)-ga station.[4]
G | 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 5(o)-ga) → | |
Northbound | ← Line 1 toward Yeoncheon, Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University (Dongmyo) | |
Side platform, doors will open on the left |
L2 Line 4 platforms |
Northbound | ← Line 4 toward Jinjeop (Hyehwa) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Southbound | Line 4 toward Oido (Dongdaemun History & Culture Park) → |
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