Jamsillaru station

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잠실나루 (수협중앙회공제보험)
Jamsillaru
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Korean name
Hangul
잠실나루역
Hanja
나루
Revised Romanization Jamsillaru-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Chamsillaru-yŏk
General information
Location624 Seongpadae-ro, 1 Sincheon-dong,
Songpa-gu, Seoul [1]
Coordinates 37°31′13″N127°06′14″E / 37.52028°N 127.10389°E / 37.52028; 127.10389
Operated by Seoul Metro
Line(s)      Line 2
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedOctober 31, 1980 [1]
Previous namesSeongnae
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 36,616 [2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Gangbyeon
Next counter-clockwise
Line 2 Jamsil
Next clockwise

Jamsillaru Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2. Its former name literally means "in the fortress," probably referring to the nearby Mongchon and Pungnap earthen walls, and it was also named from Seongnae-cheon. It is also the closest subway station to the Asan Medical Center.

Contents

The station was renamed from "Seongnae" in order to avoid confusion with the Songnae station.

It is located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul.

Station layout

L2
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outer loop Line 2 toward City Hall (Gangbyeon)
Inner loop Line 2 toward Chungjeongno (Jamsil)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1
Concourse
LobbyCustomer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
GStreet levelExit

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References

  1. 1 2 "잠실나루역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  2. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine . Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.