Dobongsan station

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도봉산
Dobongsan
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도봉산
Dobongsan
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Station nameplate (Line 1)
Korean name
Hangul
도봉산역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Dobongsannyeok
McCune–Reischauer Tobongsannyŏk
General information
Location363 Dobong 2-dong ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg ),
964-33 Dobong-ro ( Seoul Metro Line 7.svg ),
Dobong-gu, Seoul [1] [2]
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Coordinates 37°41′22″N127°02′45″E / 37.68944°N 127.04583°E / 37.68944; 127.04583
Operated by Korail, Seoul Metro
Platforms2 ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg Seoul Metro Line 7.svg )
Tracks4 ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg )
2 ( Seoul Metro Line 7.svg )
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedSeptember 2, 1986 ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg )
October 11, 1996 ( Seoul Metro Line 7.svg ) [2] [1]
Passengers
Based on Jan–Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 11,897 [3]
Line 7: 20,537 [3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Mangwolsa
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Dobong
towards Incheon
Mangwolsa
towards Uijeongbu
Line 1
3 times only on weekdays
Dobong
towards Seodongtan
Hoeryong
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Chang-dong
towards Incheon
Jangam
Terminus
Line 7 Suraksan
towards Seongnam
Station Platform (Line 7) Seoul-metro-710-Dobongsan-station-platform-20181122-125514.jpg
Station Platform (Line 7)

Dobongsan Station is a subway station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 7. [1] [2] It is the closest station to Mt. Dobong, where its name also comes from. [2]

This station is geographically the northernmost station in Seoul. In addition, the Line 7 station is a transfer station operated by Seoul Metro that is not underground.

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References

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