Dongdaemun Station

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Dongdaemun Station

Dongdaemun Station
Korean name
Hangul 동대문역
Hanja 東大門驛
Revised Romanization Dongdaemun-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Tongdaemun-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily ridership Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 34,446[1]
Line 4: 55,294[1]
Line 1
← Dongmyo Jongno 5-ga →
Station number 128
Address 552 Changsin 1-dong,
292 Jongno Jiha,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
Date opened August 15, 1974
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 2 / 2
Operator Seoul Metro
Line 4
← Hyehwa Dongdaemun History & Culture Park →
Station number 421
Address 69 Jongno 6-ga,
293 Yulgongno Jiha,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
Date opened October 18, 1985
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 1 / 2
Operator Seoul Metro

Dongdaemun Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 4. It is named after one of the four great gates of the circular wall surrounding ancient Seoul, and is situated on the eastern end of Jongno ("Bell Street"). This station is also close to Dongdaemun Market.

In December 2010 the station is recorded as having the third highest WiFi data consumption of all the Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, following Express Bus Terminal Station, Sadang Station, and followed by Jamsil Station and Jongno 3-ga Station.[2]

Station layout

G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse		 Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Line 1 platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Line 1 toward Incheon or Sinchang (Jongno 5 (o)-ga) →
Westbound ← Line 1 toward Soyosan (Dongmyo)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
L2
Line 4 platforms		 Northbound ← Line 4 toward Danggogae (Hyehwa)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → Line 4 toward Oido (Dongdaemun H&C Park Station) →

Vicinity

  • Changsin-dong Toy Wholesale Market - the largest toy and stationery market in Korea since 1975[3][4]
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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Seoul Subway Line No. 2 Becomes Major WiFi Hotspot". Chosun Ilbo. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012. 
  3. ↑ Baik, Sung-ho (18 November 2001). "At Changsin-dong, Toys 'R' Them". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 24 April 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Changsin-dong Toy Wholesale Market". Seoul City Tourism. Retrieved 24 April 2013. 
Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Soyosan
 Line 1
toward Incheon or Sinchang
toward Danggogae
 Line 4
toward Oido

Coordinates: 37°34′14″N 127°00′30″E / 37.57056°N 127.00833°E / 37.57056; 127.00833

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