Dongdaemun station

Dongdaemun (Korean: 동대문; Hanja: 東大門; lit. East Great Gate) station is a station on Line 1 and Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Sometimes called Dong Station, 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.[3]

동대문
Dongdaemun
동대문
Dongdaemun
Station Platform (Line 4)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDongdaemun-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTongdaemun-yŏk
General information
Location552 Changsin 1-dong,
302 Jongno Jiha,
Jongno-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 1
     Line 4
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
August 15, 1974[1]     Line 1 opened
October 18, 1985[1]     Line 4 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 34,446[2]
Line 4: 55,294[2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Dongmyo
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Jongno 5(o)-ga
towards Incheon
Dongmyo Jongno 5(o)-ga
towards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Dongmyo
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Jongno 5(o)-ga
towards Incheon
Dongmyo Line 1
Gyeongbu Express
Jongno 5(o)-ga
towards Sinchang
Hyehwa
towards Jinjeop or Danggogae
Line 4 Dongdaemun History & Culture Park
towards Sadang or Oido

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(sam)-ga station.[4]

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
Southbound Line 1 toward Incheon, Sinchang or Seodongtan (Jongno 5(o)-ga)
Northbound Line 1 toward Soyosan, Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University (Dongmyo)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
L2
Line 4 platforms
Northbound Line 4 toward Jinjeop or Danggogae (Hyehwa)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound Line 4 toward Sadang or Oido (Dongdaemun History & Culture Park)

Vicinity

References

  1. "동대문역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  2. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. "Dongdaemun Market". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  4. "Seoul Subway Line No. 2 Becomes Major WiFi Hotspot". Chosun Ilbo. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. Baik, Sung-ho (18 November 2001). "At Changsin-dong, Toys 'R' Them". Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Changsin-dong Toy Wholesale Market". Seoul City Tourism. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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