Yangjae Station

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Yangjae Station
Korean name
Hangul	양재역
Hanja	良才驛
Revised Romanization	Yangjae-yeok
McCune-Reischauer	Yangjae-yŏk
Station information
Subway line/station #	Line 3 (342)
Station type	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Screen Doors	Installed
Operator	Seoul Metro
Opened	October 18, 1985
Address	Yangjae-dong Seocho-gu, Seoul

Yangjae Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3.

It is located in Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul.

It serves as an important mass transit hub for commuters who travel between Seoul and suburban cities such as Bundang, Yongin, and Suwon.

[edit] Vicinity

• Exit 1 : Hanjin Art Center
• Exit 2 : Yeongdong Middle School, Woosung APT
• Exit 3 : Eungwang Girls' Middle & High Schools
• Exit 4 : Eonju Elementary School
• Exit 5 : Seocho Social Welfare Center
• Exit 6 :
• Exit 7 : Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI)
• Exit 8 : Seocho District Office, Yangjae High School, Institute of Foreign Affairs & National Security

[edit] Gallery

Platform with screen doors

Platform with screen doors

Ticket barrier

[edit] Nearby Areas of Interest

[edit] Citizens' Forest

Yangjae Citizens' Forest is located near Yangjae Tollgate on the Gyeongbu Highway, the entrance to Seoul City. Built for the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Seoul Olympics, the land was prepared on July 1983 as part of Gaepo-dong Land Arrangement Plan. The construction of the Forest continued for about three years and completed on November 1986. The total area is 358,992 sq. meters. The park's major facilities include landscaped facilities, such as Grass Field, Octagonal Pavilion, and Pagora (wisteria trellis). The Forest also has sports facilities, such as tennis and basketball courts. Other major structures in the Forest include the Memorial Hall for Patriot Yun Bonggil, a parking lot, children's playground, and an outdoor wedding hall.

• Location: 236, Yangjae 2-dong
• Information: (02) 575-3895, (02) 571-5715 (Fax)
• Admission: Free
• Parking: capacity for 571 cars
• Yangjae station exit 7, 20 minutes walk or transfer to bus (get off at Yangjae Citizens' Forest).

• Yangjae Citizens' Forest

[edit] Yangjae Stream

Yangjae Stream, or Yangjae Cheon in Korean, is a 5.5 km. long body of water that stretches from Gwanak-san through the southern area of Gangnam-gu. There are two swimming areas for kids, a number of stepping stone bridges to cross, and two sites for an ecosystem watch.

• Yangjae station exit 7, 18 minutes walk.

• Yangjae Stream