Children's Grand Park Station

Children's Grand Park Station

Children's Grand Park Station
Korean name
Hangul 어린이대공원역
Hanja 어린이大公園驛
Revised Romanization Eorinidaegongwon-yeok
McCune-Reischauer Ŏrinidaegong'wŏn-yŏk
Line 7
Gunja Konkuk University
Station number 726
Address 3 Hwayang-dong,
Gwangjin-gu, Seoul
Date opened October 11, 1996
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 2 / 2
Operator SMRT

Children's Grand Park Station (Korean: 어린이대공원역) is a rapid transit station on Seoul Subway Line 7. It is located in Mojin-dong in the Gwangjin-gu administrative district of Seoul. It is also adjacent to Children's Grand Park from which it takes its name.[1] The underground platform has side platforms. The station has connections to ten bus lines through its six exits.[2] It services Gunja-dong, Hwayang-dong, Neung-dong and Mojin-Dong. The northern exits of the station are flanked by Sejong University, Children's Grand Park and some small commercial development, while the southern exits open onto mixed commercial and residential development in Hwayang-dong.

History

Children's Grand Park Station was opened on October 11, 1996 as part of the original part of Line 7 which ran from Jangam Station to Konkuk University Station. Line 7 was completed on August 1, 2000.

Average Daily Ridership

Line Passengers
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
7[3] 12840 16728 17342 18055 17896 17126 16218 16348 15911

References

Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Jangam
Line 7
toward Onsu