Beotigogae station

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버티고개
Beotigogae
Seoul-metro-632-Beotigogae-station-platform-20181125-162132.jpg
Korean name
Hangul
버티고개역
Hanja
버티고개
Revised Romanization Beotigogae-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Pŏt'igogae-yŏk
General information
Location43 Dongho-ro 15-gil, 432 Sindang 2-dong,
Jung-gu, Seoul [1]
Operated by Seoul Metro
Line(s)      Line 6
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
March 9, 2001 [1]       Line 6 opened

Beotigogae Station is a subway station on the Seoul Subway Line 6 in Jung-gu. [1] [2] This station was built deep underground because this area is located near Namsan and is quite hilly.

Contents

The station's name comes from the nearby Beoti Pass, which according to legend got its name after soldiers chasing a thief through the pass from Hannam-dong to Yaksu-dong in the Joseon period, shouting beondo (번도, thief), and the word beondo later became beonti and then beoti. [3]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit
L1
Concourse
LobbyCustomer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Line 6 toward Eungam (Hangangjin)
Eastbound Line 6 toward Sinnae (Yaksu)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Vicinity

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References

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  2. "버티고개역" (in Korean). 서울지명사전. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  3. ""버티고개 가서 앉을 놈"… 지하철 역이름 속 재밌는 역사" (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Hangangjin
towards Eungam
Line 6 Yaksu
towards Sinnae

37°32′52″N127°00′23″E / 37.54778°N 127.00639°E / 37.54778; 127.00639