Dunchon-dong station

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둔촌동
Dunchon-dong
Seoul-metro-P549-Dunchon-dong-station-platform-20180915-092648.jpg
Station platform in September 2018
Korean name
Hangul
둔촌동역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Dunchondong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Tunch'ondong-yŏk
General information
LocationYangjaedaero Jiha, 450-39 Seongnae-dong,
Gangdong-gu, Seoul [1]
Coordinates 37°31′40″N127°08′10″E / 37.52778°N 127.13611°E / 37.52778; 127.13611
Operated by Seoul Metro
Line(s)      Line 5
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedMarch 30, 1996 [1]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Gangdong
towards Banghwa
Line 5
Macheon Branch
Olympic Park
towards Macheon

Dunchon-dong is a station on Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located in the Gangdong District. [1] [2] [3]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit
L1
Concourse
LobbyCustomer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Line 5 toward Banghwa (Gangdong)
Eastbound Line 5 toward Macheon (Olympic Park)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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References

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  2. "Search: Dunchon-dong". Seoul Metro. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  3. "둔촌동역" (in Korean). 서울지명사전. Retrieved 2019-08-01.