Dongguk University station

Dongguk University Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 located in Jangchung-dong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Seoul. 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.[3]

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Dongguk University Station [The Shilla Duty Free]
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDongdaeipgu-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTongdaeipku-yŏk
General information
Location256 Donghoro Jiha, 189-2 Jangchung-dong 2-ga,
Jung-gu, Seoul[1]
Coordinates37°33′33″N 127°00′20″E
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 3
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
October 18, 1985[1]     Line 3 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 3: 26,758[2]

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
There are many near entrance no. 2 serving for example Tteokbokki, Mandu and Sundaes.

References

  1. "동대입구역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  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. "Dongguk Univ". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Chungmuro
towards Daehwa
Line 3 Yaksu
towards Ogeum
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