Omokgyo station

521 오목교 (목동운동장앞) Omokgyo (Mokdong Stadium)
Station sign
Korean name
Hangul	오목교역
Hanja	梧 木 橋 驛
Revised Romanization	Omokgyo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Omokkyo-yŏk
General information
Location	405-26 Mok 1-dong, 342 Omok-ro Jiha Yangcheon-gu, Seoul [1]
Operator	Seoul Metro
Line	Line 5
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	August 12, 1996 [1]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Mok-dong towards Banghwa Line 5 Yangpyeong towards Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon
Location

Omokgyo Station is a station in the west of Seoul on Seoul Subway Line 5. ^[1] It is considered the principal station of the affluent Mok-dong area, and the Hyperion Towers are right outside Exit 2. Mokdong Baseball Stadium, former home of the Korea Baseball Organization's Nexen Heroes, is a short walk from Exit 4. Broadcasting company SBS' headquarters is located nearby. ^[1] It is one of two stations close to the Seoul Immigration Office, ^[2] which is located near Exit 7. ^[3]

Station platform

Station layout

G

Street level

Exit

L1 Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs

L2 Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← Line 5 toward Banghwa (Mok-dong)
	Eastbound	→ Line 5 toward Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon (Yangpyeong)→
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Exits

Exit number 1 is named after Daehakhakwon, a preparatory educational institution (hagwon) that is designed to prepare high school graduates (Jaesusaengs) for the College Scholastic Ability Test known as Suneung. Exits number 2 and 5 connects with the mokdong branch of Hyundai Department Store, while exit number 3 connect with the Mokdong Stadium and exit number 4 with the Dongsin University Oriental center, a traditional korean medicine hospital. ^[4]

References

1. "오목교역" (in Korean). Doopedia . Retrieved 2018-04-02.
2. Immigration Bureau
3. "Immigration Guide". Sungkyungwan University. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
4. "서울 지하철 5호선 오목교역 지하철 시간표와 출구정보 및 버스노선 정보". subway.koreatriptips.com.

External links

• Seoul MRT's information on Omokgyo Station Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

37°31′28.1″N126°52′30.5″E / 37.524472°N 126.875139°E / 37.524472; 126.875139