Wangsimni Station

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Wangsimni Station

Wangsimni Station
Korean name
Hangul 왕십리역
Hanja 往十里驛
Revised Romanization Wangshimni-yeok
McCune-Reischauer Wangshimni-yǒk
Station information
Subway line/station # Line 2 (208)
Line 5 (540)
Jungang (K116)
Station type Underground (Lines 2 & 5)
Aboveground (Jungang)
Platforms Line 2 — 2 side platforms
Line 5 — 2 side platforms
Jungang — 1 island platform
Screen Doors Installed (Line 5 only)
Operator Seoul Metro (Line 2)
SMRT (Line 5)
Korail (Jungang)
Opened September 16, 1983 (Line 2)
November 15, 1995 (Line 5)
Address 246 Haengdang 1-dong (Line 2)
192 Haengdang-dong (Line 5)
168-1 Haengdang-dong (Jungang)
Seongdong-gu, Seoul

Wangsimni Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 5, and the Jungang Line. It will also be a transfer point to the Bundang Line in a few years' time.

The name of the station, "Wangsimni," is related to an interesting historical account dating from 14th century Korea. After establishing and becoming the first king of the Joseon dynasty, Yi Seong-gye presented the great Buddhist monk Muhak with the the task of finding a site for the new capital. After searching for a suitable place, the monk stopped in this neighborhood, and saw an old farmer passing by on his ox. This farmer pointed northwest and said to him, wangsimni (往十里), literally meaning 'go ten more ri.' The startled Muhak went as he was told, and ended up at the southern foot of Mt. Bugak, where Gyeongbokgung now stands. This was how Hanyang (present-day Seoul) was born.

All three stations (Line 2, Line 5, Yongsan-Deokso Line) are located within Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul.


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Line 5 platform

Line 5 screen doors

Line 2 platform

JungAng line platform


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 Line 2
toward Banghwa
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