Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station

Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station
Korean name
Hangul	동대문역사문화공원역
Hanja	東大門歷史文化公園驛
Revised Romanization	Dongdaemunyeoksa munhwagongwon-yeok
McCune-Reischauer	Tongdaemunyŏksa munhwagongwŏn-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily Ridership	Based on January–June 2011. Line 2: 35,064 Line 4: 41,768 Line 5: 5,022
Line 2 ← Euljiro 4-ga Sindang →
Station number	205
Address	1 Euljiro 7-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
Date opened	September 16, 1983
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 2
Operator	Seoul Metro
Line 4 ← Dongdaemun Chungmuro →
Station number	422
Address	194 Gwanghui-dong 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
Date opened	October 18, 1985
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	1 / 2
Operator	Seoul Metro
Line 5 ← Euljiro 4-ga Cheonggu →
Station number	536
Address	86-2 Gwanghui-dong 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
Date opened	December 30, 1996
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	1 / 2
Operator	SMRT

Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (formerly Dongdaemun Stadium Station) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2, Line 4 and Line 5. It serves the nearby Dongdaemun Stadium, even though the stadium itself is not used for sports events anymore. The huge Dongdaemun Market district is centered around this station and Dongdaemun Station, located to the north across Cheonggyecheon.

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

Vicinity

• Exit 1 : Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park (replaced Dongdaemun Stadium)
• Exit 2 : Hanyang Middle & Technical High Schools
• Exit 13 : National Medical Center
• Exit 14 : Cheonggyecheon

References

Preceding station		Seoul Metropolitan Subway		Following station
Euljiro 4-ga toward City Hall		Line 2		Sindang toward Chungjeongno
Dongdaemun toward Danggogae		Line 4		Chungmuro toward Oido
Euljiro 4-ga toward Banghwa		Line 5		Cheonggu toward Sangil-dong or Macheon