Seokgye station

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석계
Seokgye
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석계
Seokgye
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Station nameplate (Line 6)
Korean name
Hangul
석계역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Seokgye-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Sŏkkye-yŏk
General information
Location36-4 Wolgye-dong, 341 Hwarangno, ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg ) [1]
25-4 Wolgye-dong, ( Seoul Metro Line 6.svg )
Nowon-gu, Seoul
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Nowon-gu, Seoul
Coordinates 37°36′53″N127°03′55″E / 37.61472°N 127.06528°E / 37.61472; 127.06528
Operated by Korail logo.svg Korail ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg )
Seoul Metro ( Seoul Metro Line 6.svg )
Line(s) Gyeongwon Line
Platforms1 ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg )
2 ( Seoul Metro Line 6.svg )
Tracks2 ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg Seoul Metro Line 6.svg )
Construction
Structure typeAboveground ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg )
Underground ( Seoul Metro Line 6.svg )
History
OpenedJanuary 14, 1985 ( Seoul Metro Line 1.svg )
August 7, 2000 ( Seoul Metro Line 6.svg ) [2] [1]

Seokgye Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 6. The name of this station does not refer to any one neighborhood in this area; its name comes from an acronym of Seokgwan-dong and Wolgye-dong, located in Seongbuk-gu and Nowon-gu, respectively. [2] [1]

Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Kwangwoon University
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Sinimun
towards Incheon
Kwangwoon University
towards Uijeongbu
Line 1
3 times only on weekdays
Sinimun
towards Seodongtan
Kwangwoon University
Terminus
Line 1
Most services
Sinimun
towards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Kwangwoon University
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Sinimun
towards Incheon
Dolgoji
towards Eungam
Line 6 Taereung
towards Sinnae

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References

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  2. 1 2 "석계역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2015-09-24.