Chungmuro Station

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Chungmuro Station

Chungmuro Station
Korean name
Hangul 충무로역
Hanja 忠武路驛
Revised Romanization Chungmuro-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Ch'ungmuro-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily ridership Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 4:[1] 70,438[2]
Line 3
← Euljiro 3-ga Dongguk University →
Station number 331
Address 125 Chungmuro 4-ga,
Jung-gu, Seoul
Date opened October 18, 1985
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 1 / 2
Operator Seoul Metro
Line 4
← Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Myeong-dong →
Station number 423
Address 125 Chungmuro 4-ga,
Jung-gu, Seoul
Date opened October 18, 1985
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 2 / 2
Operator Seoul Metro

Chungmuro Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 and Line 4. Both the Line 3 and 4 platforms are located in Chungmuro-4-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul.

This station is named after the road under which it passes, in honor of the Chosun general Yi Sunsin, who was also known by the title of Chungmugong.

Station layout

G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse		 Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Line 3 platforms		 Northbound ← Line 3 toward Daehwa (Euljiro 3 (sam)-ga)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → Line 3 toward Ogeum (Dongguk University) →
L3
Line 4 platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Line 4 toward Danggogae (Dongdaemun H&C Park)
Southbound → Line 4 toward Oido (Myeong-dong) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Cinema

Chungmuro is considered the best place to view Korean movies.[3] Just outside the exit by the rear entrance to Dongguk University is Daehan Cinema (대한극장), where Chungmuro Film Festival in Seoul was first held.

Gallery

  • Escalator entrance

  • Line 4 platform

  • Line 3 platform

References

  1. ↑ with Line 3
  2. ↑ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ↑ The 1st Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul 10.25~11.2
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External links

Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Daehwa
 Line 3
toward Ogeum
toward Danggogae
 Line 4
toward Oido

Coordinates: 37°33′40.7″N 126°59′40.2″E / 37.561306°N 126.994500°E / 37.561306; 126.994500

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