Gimpo International Airport station

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김포공항
Gimpo Int'l Airport
김포공항
Gimpo Int'l Airport
김포공항
Gimpo Int'l Airport
김포공항
Gimpo Int'l Airport
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Gimpo International Airport station entrance No. 1
Korean name
Hangul
김포공항역
Hanja
金浦空港驛
Revised Romanization Gimpogonghangnyeok
McCune–Reischauer Kimp'ogonghangnyŏk
General information
LocationHaneulgil Jiha 77, 886 Banghwa-dong,
Gangseo-gu, Seoul [1]
Operated by
Line(s)      Line 5
      Line 9
      AREX
      Gimpo Goldline
      Seohae Line
Platforms9
Tracks11
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
March 20, 1996 [1]       Line 5 opened
March 23, 2007 [1]       AREX opened
July 24, 2009 [1]       Line 9 opened
September 28, 2019 [1]       Gimpo Goldline opened
July 1, 2023 [1]       Seohae Line opened
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Gaehwasan
towards Banghwa
Line 5 Songjeong
Gaehwa
Terminus
Line 9 Airport Market
Terminus Line 9
Express
Magongnaru
Magongnaru
towards Seoul
AREX Gyeyang
Terminus Gimpo Goldline Gochon
towards Yangchon
Neunggok
towards Ilsan
Seohae Line Wonjong
towards Wonsi

Gimpo International Airport Station is a subway, railway and light rail station on Seoul Subway Line 5, Line 9, AREX, the Gimpo Goldline and the Seohae Line. True to its name, it serves the nearby Gimpo Airport, the hub of domestic flights in the Seoul metropolitan area as well as a limited number of regional international flights to and from China, Japan, and Taiwan. [1] Upon its opening in 1996, it became the first railway station in the Korean Peninsula to directly serve an airport.

Contents

( for Ilsan)

Station layout

GStreet LevelExits
L1ConcourseLobbyCustomer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L3
Line 5
Platforms
Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound Line 5 toward Banghwa (Gaehwasan)
Eastbound Line 5 toward Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon (Songjeong)
Side platform, doors open on the right
Eastbound PlatformsEastbound AREX toward Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 (Gyeyang)
Island platform, doors open on the left and right
Eastbound Line 9 toward VHS Medical Center (Airport Market)
L4Westbound PlatformsSouthbound Line 9 toward Gaehwa (Terminus)
Island platform, doors open on the left and right
Northbound AREX toward Seoul (Magongnaru)
Gimpo Goldline
Platforms
Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound Gimpo Goldline toward Yangchon (Gochon)
Eastbound Gimpo Goldline Alighting Passengers Only →
Side platform, doors open on the right
L5
Seohae Line
Platforms
Side platform, doors open on the right
Northbound Seohae toward Daegok (Neunggok)
Southbound Seohae toward Wonsi (Wonjong)
Side platform, doors open on the right

Vicinity

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