Apgujeong (Korean pronunciation: [apk͈udʑʌŋ]) is a rapid transit station on Seoul Subway Line 3. It is located in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul. It has a pair of underground side platforms. The station has connections to 15 buses through 6 exits.[4] It services Sinsa-dong and Apgujeong-dong. The area is named after a pavilion frequented by Han Myung-hoi, whose pen-name was Apgujeong, and its sub-name comes from the nearby flagship Apgujeong Main store of Hyundai Department Store.[1][2]
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 Station nameplate (April 2022) | |||
| Korean name | |||
| Hangul | 압구정역 | ||
| Hanja | |||
| Revised Romanization | Apgujeongnyeok | ||
| McCune–Reischauer | Apkujŏngnyŏk | ||
| General information | |||
| Location | 435 Apgujeong-dong, 172 Apgujeongno Jiha, Gangnam-gu, Seoul[1][2] | ||
| Coordinates | 37°31′39″N 127°01′42″E / 37.52742°N 127.02833°E | ||
| Operated by | Seoul Metro | ||
| Line(s) | Line 3 | ||
| Platforms | 2 | ||
| Tracks | 2 | ||
| Construction | |||
| Structure type | Underground | ||
| Key dates | |||
| October 18, 1985[2] | Line 3 opened | ||
| Passengers | |||
| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 3: 89,424[3] | |||
Station layout
edit| G | Street level | Exit |
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| L2 Platform |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound | ← Line 3 toward Daehwa (Oksu) | |
| Southbound | Line 3 toward Ogeum (Sinsa) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Average daily ridership
edit| Line | Passengers | ||||||||
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| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| 3[5] | 43165 | 41972 | 42239 | 40299 | 41894 | 41351 | 40649 | 40494 | 40219 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Apgujeong". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ a b c "압구정역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "네이버 :: 교통". Naver. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "서울메트로". SeoulMetro.co.kr. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
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| Preceding station | Seoul Metropolitan Subway | Following station | ||
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| Oksu towards Daehwa
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Line 3 | Sinsa towards Ogeum
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