Seoul National University of Education station

Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education Station is a station in the Seocho District of Seoul, on Seoul Subway Line 2 and Line 3. It is usually noted on station signs and on-board announcements that the station serves (the Supreme) Court & Prosecutors' Office.

교대 (법원·검찰청)
Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education
(Court & Prosecutors' Office)
교대 (법원·검찰청)
Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education
(Court & Prosecutors' Office)
Station nameplate (Line 2)
Korean name
Hangul
교대역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGyodae-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKyodae-yŏk
General information
Location294 Seochodaero Jiha
Seocho-gu, Seoul[1]
Coordinates37°29′37″N 127°00′49″E / 37.49361°N 127.01361°E / 37.49361; 127.01361
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 2
     Line 3
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
December 23, 1982[1]     Line 2 opened
October 18, 1985[1]     Line 3 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 85,532[2]
Line 3: 26,526[2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Gangnam
Next counter-clockwise
Line 2 Seocho
Next clockwise
Express Bus Terminal
towards Daehwa
Line 3 Nambu Bus Terminal
towards Ogeum

The station is a transfer point between the circular Line 2 (the busiest line on the network) which runs east–west at this point, and the north-south Line 3. The station is an extremely busy transfer point for those travelling between central Seoul and Gangnam district, Teheran Valley and the COEX/KWTC complex.

The station is commonly referred to as "Gyodae".

The Seoul National University of Education is located nearby.[1]

Station layout

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G Street level Exit
B1F
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
B2F
Line 2 platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Inner loop Line 2 toward Chungjeongno (Seocho)
Outer loop Line 2 toward City Hall (Gangnam)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
B3F
Line 3 platforms
Northbound Line 3 toward Daehwa (Express Bus Terminal)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound Line 3 toward Ogeum (Nambu Bus Terminal)
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "교대역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  2. ^ a b Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.