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Gangdong station

Coordinates: 37°32′09″N 127°07′56″E / 37.53583°N 127.13222°E / 37.53583; 127.13222
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강동 (강동성심병원)
Gangdong
(Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital)
Station platform
Korean name
Hangul
강동역
Hanja
江東驛
Revised RomanizationGangdong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKangdong-yŏk
General information
Location1099 Cheonhodaero, 447 Cheonho 3-dong,
Gangdong-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 5
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedNovember 15, 1995[1]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Cheonho
towards Banghwa
Line 5 Gil-dong
Line 5
Macheon Branch
Dunchon-dong
towards Macheon

Gangdong Station (Korean강동역; lit. river east station) is a station on Seoul Subway Line 5. The line branches off to the northeast and the southeast at this point, with Gil-dong station to the northeast and Dunchon-dong station to the southeast. Cheonho station precedes it on the west.[1][2][3]

history

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November 15, 1995: Business began with the opening of the section between Wangsimni Station and Sangil-dong Station on Seoul Subway Line 5. March 30, 1996: It became a transfer station with the opening of the Gangdong Station to Macheon Station section of Line 5's Macheonji Line. August 1, 2016: Bugi station name changed to Gangdong Sacred Heart Hospital. August 2019: Bugi station name deleted due to expiration of contract period.

Station layout

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G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Line 5 toward Banghwa (Cheonho)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Line 5 toward Hanam Geomdansan (Gil-dong)
Line 5 toward Macheon (Dunchon-dong)

Around the station

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 강동역 (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Search: Gangdong". Seoul Metro. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. ^ 강동역 (in Korean). 서울지명사전. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

37°32′09″N 127°07′56″E / 37.53583°N 127.13222°E / 37.53583; 127.13222