Dongdaemun station (Korean: 동대문역) 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]
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 Station Platform (Line 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 동대문역 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Dongdaemun-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Tongdaemun-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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]
Station layout
edit| 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 ‹See TfM›Seodongtan (Jongno 5(o)-ga) → | |
| Northbound | ← Line 1 toward Yeoncheon, ‹See TfM›Uijeongbu or ‹See TfM›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) → | |
Vicinity
edit- Changsin-dong Toy Wholesale Market - the largest toy and stationery market in Korea since 1975[5][6]
- Seoul City Wall Museum
References
edit- ^ a b Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Dongdaemun Market". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ^ "Seoul Subway Line No. 2 Becomes Major WiFi Hotspot". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ Baik, Sung-ho (18 November 2001). "At Changsin-dong, Toys 'R' Them". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Changsin-dong Toy Wholesale Market". Seoul City Tourism. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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