Dongguk University Station

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Dongguk University Station
Korean name
Hangul 동대입구역
Hanja 東大入口驛
Revised Romanization Dongdaeipgu-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Tongdaeipku-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily ridership Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 3: 26,758[1]
Line 3
← Chungmuro Yaksu →
Station number 332
Address 189-2 Jangchung-dong 2-ga,
Jung-gu, Seoul
Coordinates 37°33′33″N 127°00′20″E / 37.55903°N 127.00557°E / 37.55903; 127.00557Coordinates: 37°33′33″N 127°00′20″E / 37.55903°N 127.00557°E / 37.55903; 127.00557
Date opened October 18, 1985
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 1 / 2
Operator Seoul Metro

Dongguk University Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3. As its name indicates, it serves the nearby Dongguk University. In addition, Jangchung Gymnasium, an indoor sports arena most famous for hosting ssireum (Korean wrestling) matches on holidays, is outside Exit 5. It is also the closest station to Shilla Hotel.

This station is located in Jangchung-dong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Seoul.

Station layout

G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse		 Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platform		 Northbound ← Line 3 toward Daehwa (Chungmuro)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → Line 3 toward Ogeum (Yaksu) →

Vicinity

  • Jokbal Street
Jangchungdong (administrative name of this area) is famous for food shops serving Jokbal, Bindaetteok and Cola.
  • Jangchungdan Park
Entrance No.6 comes out in Janchungdan park with many paths and a roller-skating rink.
  • Street Stalls
Lots of stalls are near entrance no.2 serving for example Tteokbokki, Mandu and Sundaes.

References

  1. ↑ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Daehwa
 Line 3
toward Ogeum
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