Dongdaemun Stadium Station

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Dongdaemun Stadium Station

Dongdaemun Stadium Station
Korean name
Hangul 동대문운동장역
Hanja 東大門運動場驛
Revised Romanization Dongdaemunundongjang-yeok
McCune-Reischauer Tongdaemunundongjang-yŏk
Station information
Subway line/station # Line 2 (205)
Line 4 (422)
Line 5 (536)
Station type Underground
Platforms Line 2 — 2 side platforms
Line 4 — 1 island platform
Line 5 — 1 island platform
Screen Doors Installed (Line 2 & 4)
Operator Seoul Metro (Lines 2 & 4)
SMRT (Line 5)
Opened September 16, 1983 (Line 2)
October 18, 1985 (Line 4)
December 30, 1996 (Line 5)
Address 1 Euljiro 7-ga (Line 2)
194 Gwanghui-dong 1-ga (Line 4)
86-2 Gwanghui-dong 1-ga (Line 5)
Jung-gu, Seoul

Dongdaemun Stadium Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2, Line 4 and Line 5. As its name indicates, it serves the nearby Dongdaemun Stadium, even though the stadium itself is not used for sports events anymore. The huge Dongdaemun Market district is centered around this station and Dongdaemun Station, located to the north across Cheonggyecheon.

The Line 2 station is located in Euljiro-7-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, and the Line 4 and 5 stations are located in Gwanghui-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul.

[edit] Vicinity

Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward City Hall
 Line 2
toward Danggogae
 Line 4
toward Oido
toward Banghwa
 Line 5
toward Sangil-dong or Macheon