Dongdaemun History & Culture Park station

Dongdaemun History & Culture Park station (Korean동대문역사문화공원) is a station on Line 2, Line 4 and Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is named for the nearby Dongdaemun History & Culture Park. The huge Dongdaemun Market district is centered on this station and Dongdaemun Station, located to the north across Cheonggyecheon.[3]

동대문역사문화공원 (DDP)
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park
(DDP)
동대문역사문화공원 (DDP)
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park
(DDP)
동대문역사문화공원 (DDP)
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park
(DDP)
Station Sign (Line 4)
Korean name
Hangul
동대문역사문화공원역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDongdaemun-nyeoksa-munhwa-gongwon-nyeok
McCune–ReischauerTongdaemun-nyŏksa-munhwa-gongwŏn-nyŏk
General information
Location1 Euljiro 7-ga,
Jung District, Seoul[1]
Coordinates37°33′54″N 127°00′28″E / 37.56500°N 127.00778°E / 37.56500; 127.00778
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 2
     Line 4
     Line 5
Platforms4
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Previous namesDongdaemun Stadium
Key dates
16 September 1983[1]     Line 2 opened
18 October 1985[1]     Line 4 opened
30 December 1996[1]     Line 5 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 34,683[2]
Line 4: 41,259[2]
Line 5: 5,836[2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Euljiro 4(sa)-ga
Next counter-clockwise
Line 2 Sindang
Next clockwise
Dongdaemun
towards Jinjeop
Line 4 Chungmuro
towards Oido
Euljiro 4(sa)-ga
towards Banghwa
Line 5 Cheonggu

The Line 2 station is located in Euljiro-7-ga, Jung District, Seoul, and the Line 4 and 5 stations are located in Gwanghui-dong, Jung District, Seoul.

This station is also known to have the highest train-platform gap related accidents in the entire country of South Korea with the total of 365 feet accidents each year.[4]

This station's Line 5 Transfer passageway was closed from 18 July 2018 to 20 September 2018 because of construction-related work.[5]

Vicinity

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The headquarters of South Korean food company CJ Cheil Jedang is in the CJ Cheiljedang Building in Ssangnim-dong, Jung-gu, nearby to the station.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 동대문역사문화공원역 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ^ "Dongdaemun Market Description". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 5 March 2010
  4. ^ 지하철역 승강장 틈 발빠진 사고 5년간 327건. Seoul Shinmun. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Beware: Dongdaemun station to shut transfer passageway to Line 5". The Korea Times. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Company location". CJ Cheil Jedang. Retrieved 9 October 2012.