Bongeunsa station

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봉은사
Bongeunsa
Seoul-metro-line-9-929-Bongeunsa-station-platform-20181124-111950.jpg
Platform towards Gaehwa and Gimpo Int'l Airport
Korean name
Hangul
봉은사역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Bongeunsa-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Pongŭnsa-yŏk
General information
Location Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Coordinates 37°30′51″N127°03′37″E / 37.514219°N 127.060271°E / 37.514219; 127.060271
Operated by Seoul Metro
Line(s)      Line 9
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
March 28, 2015      Line 9 opened

Bongeunsa Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 9 that opened on March 28, 2015. [1]

Contents

Station layout

Seonjeongneung (express) ↑
Samseong Jungang (Local) ↑
S/B||N/B
Sports Complex
Northbound Line 9 toward Gaehwa (Local), Gimpo Int'l Airport (Express)
Southbound Line 9 toward VHS Medical Center (Local), VHS Medical Center (Express) →

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References

Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Samseong Jungang
towards Gaehwa
Line 9 Sports Complex
Seonjeongneung Line 9
Express