Pangyo station

Pangyo (Pangyo Techno Valley) Station is a station on the Shinbundang Line, serving the planned city of Pangyo in the city of Seongnam. The station is close to Pangyo Techno Valley, one of the country's largest clusters of software, gaming, entertainment and biotechnology businesses, home to major tech companies like Kakao. It began operations on October 28, 2011, with the opening of the Shinbundang Line.[2]

Pangyo (Pangyo Techno Valley) Station
Korean name
Hangul	판교역 (판교테크노벨리)
Hanja	板橋驛 (板橋테크노벨리)
Revised Romanization	Pangyo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	P'an'gyo-yǒk
General information
Location	160 Pangyoyeok jiha, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do[1]
Coordinates	37.394762°N 127.111137°E / 37.394762; 127.111137
Operated by	NeoTrans Co. Ltd., Korail
Line(s)	Shinbundang Line      Gyeonggang Line
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Key dates
October 28, 2011	Shinbundang Line opened
September 24, 2016	Gyeonggang Line opened
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Cheonggyesan towards Gangnam Shinbundang Line Jeongja towards Gwanggyo Terminus Gyeonggang Line Imae towards Yeoju

In 2016, it became the western terminus of the Gyeonggang Line.[3] Additionally Pangyo is expected to become the southern terminus of Seoul Subway Line 8 sometime around 2023.

The station is in close proximity to the Hyundai Department Store Pangyo location, the largest department store in the Seoul Capital Area, which opened in August 2015. [4]

There is a light display between Pangyo Station and Cheonggyesan Station for advertisement.[5] A battery of light emitting vertical bars spans 486 meters in the tunnel.[6] In a train that runs at 90 km/h, these light emitting bars create an illusion of animated picture frames. The system is called eTAS, which stands for Ethernet Tunnel Advertisement System.