Gubanpo station

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구반포
Gubanpo
921 Gubanpo.JPG
Korean name
Hangul
구반포역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gubanpo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Kubanp'o-yŏk
General information
Location1053 Banpo bon-dong
Seocho-gu, Seoul
Operated by Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation
Line(s)      Line 9
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Bus routes 148 360 361 362 406 462 540 640 642 643
4212 4318 4425 6411
9408
9500 9501
6000
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
June 24, 2009      Line 9 opened

Gubanpo Station is a railway station on Line 9 of the Seoul Subway.

Contents

Prior to the opening of Line 9, it was planned to be called Seoritgae Station, but the name was changed due to various reasons posed by local residents.

Basic information (translation of Korean Wikipedia)

Gubanpo Station is a station located at 1053 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. It opened on July 24, 2009 with the opening of Phase 1 of Seoul Subway Line 9 (수도권 전철 9호선) . It is the 25th station from the starting/ending point, Gaehwa, and is 4 stations from Sinnonhyeon Station, the last station of Phase 1. It is 1.0 km from Dongjak Station, which is a transfer station with Line 4. It is also 1.5 km from Express Bus Terminal Station, where you can transfer to Lines 3 and 7.

Name

Gubanpo Station was originally planned to be named Seoritgae Station but was named Gubanpo Station because 6,700 residents disagreed naming the station by Seoritgae. (Seoritgae means 'A stream of water flows round and round". (개울물이 서리서리 굽이쳐 흐른다.)) There were three reasons why residents did not like the name Seoritgae.

1. The Gubanpo area was never called 'Seoritgae' before and could actually confuse people with Seorae Village nearby. 2. Seoritgae ends with '-gae'('-개') which stands for 'dog' with may make people think of it as a bad word. 3. The name has a bad connotation because Seori in Korean means 'to raid on a person's property out of a mischievous motive.

Because of these reasons, residents requested to change the name to Gubanpo Station or Banpo-bon Dong Station and the name was changed to Gubanpo after a discussion.

People who agreed with the name 'Seoritgae' said that it could be chaotic because there would 3 stations in the area with the name 'Banpo', which are Gubanpo, Sinbanpo, and Banpo.

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 9 Local toward Gaehwa (Dongjak)
Line 9 Express does not stop here
Eastbound Line 9 Local toward VHS Medical Center (Sinbanpo)
Line 9 Express does not stop here →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Exits

  1. Isugyo
  2. Banpo Hangang Park
  3. Banpo Elementary and Middle School.

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References

  1. Dong-a Prime Korean-English Dictionary
    Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
    Dongjak
    towards Gaehwa
    Line 9 Sinbanpo

    37°30′05″N126°59′14″E / 37.50139°N 126.98722°E / 37.50139; 126.98722