Nakseongdae station

Nakseongdae Station (Korean pronunciation: [naks͈ʌŋdɛ]) is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2. This station is named after a nearby place called Nakseongdae (落星垈), which literally means 'the site of the fallen star' and is the birthplace of the great Goryeo general Gang Gam-chan,[3] best known for his heroics against an invading Khitan force in the Battle of Gwiju.

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Nakseongdae Station
Station platform
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNakseongdae-yeok
McCune–ReischauerNaksŏngdae-yŏk
General information
Location1693-39 Bongcheon-dong,
1928 Nambusunhwanno Jiha,
Gwanak-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 2
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedDecember 17, 1983[1]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 61,313[2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Sadang
Next counter-clockwise
 Line 2 Seoul National University
Next clockwise

This station is located in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul.

Station layout
G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse		 Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Inner loop ← Line 2 toward Chungjeongno (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Outer loop → Line 2 toward City Hall (Sadang) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References
  1. "낙성대역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. "Nakseongdae". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-06-18.


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