Ichon Station

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Ichon Station

Yongsan-Deokso Line platform
Korean name
Hangul 이촌역
Hanja 二村驛
Revised Romanization Ichon-yeok
McCune-Reischauer Ich'on-yǒk
Station information
Subway line/station # Line 4 (430)
Jungang (K111)
Station type Underground (Line 4)
Aboveground (Yongsan-Deokso)
Platforms Line 4 — 2 side platforms
Yongsan-Deokso — 2 side platforms
Screen Doors Not Installed
Operator Seoul Metro (Line 4)
Korail (Yongsan-Deokso)
Opened December 9, 1978
Address 17 Yongsan-dong 5-ga (Line 4)
301-80 Ichon-dong (Yongsan-Deokso)
Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Ichon Station is a station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on Seoul Subway Line 4 and on Jungang Line. This station is the closest to the National Museum of Korea, situated in the interior of Yongsan Family Park. It also serves eastern Ichon-dong, home to the largest Japanese community in South Korea with some 1300 Japanese residents.

The Line 4 station is located in Yongsan-dong 5-ga and the Jungang Line station is located in Ichon-dong.

[edit] Entrance

  • Exit 1 : Ward hall of Yongsan-gu
  • Exit 2 : Parks of Seoul, Wat to Seobing-go dong, National Museum of Korea - In case of overcrowding, use exit 1 instead.
  • Exit 3 : Dongjak Bridge
  • Exit 4 : Townoffice of Ichon 1 dong, Joong Gyeong Highschool, Police office concerning Ichon 1 dong
  • Exit 5 : Yongsan tax office.


Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Danggogae
Line 4
toward Oido
Terminus
Jungang Line
toward Paldang