Sangwangsimni station

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상왕십리
Sangwangsimni
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Station Platform
Korean name
Hangul
상왕십리역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Sang-wangsimni-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Sangwangsimni-yŏk
General information
Location374 Wangsimni-ro jiha, 946-14 Hawangsimni-dong,
Seongdong-gu, Seoul [1] [2]
Operated by Seoul Metro
Line(s)      Line 2
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedSeptember 16, 1983 [1]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 18,887 [3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Sindang
Next counter-clockwise
Line 2 Wangsimni
Next clockwise

Sangwangsimni Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2 in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2]

Contents

Station layout

GStreet levelExit
L1
Concourse
LobbyCustomer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound Line 2 toward City Hall (Sindang)
Southbound Line 2 toward Chungjeongno (Wangsimni)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Accident

On May 2, 2014 KST, two subway cars collided at Sangwangsimni Station, causing 238 injuries. [4] [5]

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