Myeong-dong station

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명동 (우리금융타운)
Myeong-dong
(Woori Financial Town)
Seoul-metro-424-Myeongdong-station-platform-20181124-081658.jpg
Station Platform
Korean name
Hangul
명동역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Myeongdong-nyeok
McCune–Reischauer Myŏngdong-nyŏk
General information
Location126 Toegye-ro, 64 Chungmuro 2-ga,
Jung-gu, Seoul [1] [2]
Operated by Seoul Metro
Line(s)      Line 4
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
October 18, 1985 [2]       Line 4 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 4: 88,293 [3]

Myeong-dong Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 4. This station is located in Jung-gu, Seoul. [2] [1]

Contents

Station layout

GStreet levelExit
L1
Concourse
LobbyCustomer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platforms
Northbound Line 4 toward Jinjeop (Chungmuro)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound Line 4 toward Oido (Hoehyeon)

Exits

  1. Exit 1: Lila Elementary School, Seoul Traffic Broadcasting System, KEPCO
  2. Exit 2: Hotel Prince Seoul, Namsan Elementary School
  3. Exit 3: Community Center, Pacific Hotel, Soongeui Women's University, China Visa Application Service Center, Soongeui Elementary School
  4. Exit 4: LG CNS, IBK Bank, Jeonghwa Arts College
  5. Exit 5: Namdaemun Market, Shinsegae Department Store, Lotte Department Store, Westin Josun Seoul Hotel, Central Post Office
  6. Exit 6: Myeongdong Shopping Street, Migliore, Savoy Hotel
  7. Exit 7: Savoy Hotel, Myeongdong, Migliore, Cinus
  8. Exit 8: Myeongdong, KEB Bank
  9. Exit 9: Gyesung Girls' High School, Myeongdong Cathedral, Elcanto
  10. Exit 10: Jungbu Police Station, Sejong Hotel, National Health Insurance, aik Hospital [4]

Neighborhood

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "명동역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine . Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
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  5. "Myeong-dong (명동)". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Chungmuro
towards Jinjeop
Line 4 Hoehyeon
towards Oido

37°33′39″N126°59′12″E / 37.56094°N 126.98666°E / 37.56094; 126.98666