Gwanghwamun Station (Korean: 광화문역) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in South Korea.[2] It is not the closest subway station to the actual gate of Gwanghwamun, which it is named after. It is located next to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.
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| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 광화문역 | ||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Gwanghwamun-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwanghwamun-yŏk | ||||||||||
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| Location | Sejongdaero Jiha 172, Sejong-ro 1-68 Jongno-gu, Seoul[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Seoul Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 30, 1996[1] | ||||||||||
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This station boasts the most traffic of all Line 5 stations.[1]
Station layout
edit| G | Street level | Exit |
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| L2 Platforms |
Westbound | ← Line 5 toward Banghwa (Seodaemun) |
| Island platform, doors open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | Line 5 toward Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon (Jongno 3(sam)-ga)→ | |
Vicinity
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- Exit 1: Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
- Exit 2: Embassy of the United States, Seoul, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Jongno District Office
- Exit 3: New Zealand Embassy of Korea
- Exit 4: Kyobo Building, Kyobo Book Centre[3] and Embassy of Colombia in Seoul[4]
- Exit 5: Cheonggyecheon and Kyobo Book Centre[5]
- Exit 6: Taiwan Embassy of Korea, Deoksu Elementary School
- Exit 9: Haechi Madang, an underground walkway that connects the station to Gwanghwamun Plaza[6][7][8]
Tourism
editIn January 2013, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, which operates the line, distributed free guidebooks from the station. These were printed in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which features eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers.[9]
Nearby tourist attractions include: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Cheonggyecheon and Kyobo Book Centre.[10]
References
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- ^ a b c "광화문역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Search: Gwanghwamun". Seoul Metro. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "The First Shop Of Coffee Prince". Korean TV Drama. Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Tramites - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores". Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (26 August 2010). "Gwanghwamun Kyobo opens after revamp". The Korea Times. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Murthy, Rishika (22 September 2011). "Seoul's 6 coolest subway stops". CNN Travel. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Don't abuse our new plaza". Korea JoongAng Daily. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (26 July 2009). "Gwanghwamun Plaza to Open Saturday". The Korea Times. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ Kwon, Sang-soo (26 January 2013). "Free guide for Seoul's subway riders". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Rachel Sang-hee Han; Frances Cha (17 December 2012). "13 things you've got to do in Seoul". CNN Travel. Retrieved 26 February 2013.