Gwanghwamun Station

Gwanghwamun Station
Gwanghwamun Station
Korean name
Hangul	광화문역
Hanja	光化門驛
Revised Romanization	Gwanghwamun-yeok
McCune-Reischauer	Kwanghwamun-yŏk
Line 5 ← Seodaemun Jongno 3-ga →
Station number	533
Address	83 Doryeom-dong, 12 Sejongdaero 23 gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Date opened	December 30, 1996
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	1 / 2
Operator	SMRT

Gwanghwamun Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in South Korea. It is not the closest subway station to the actual gate of Gwanghwamun, for which it is named. It is located next to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.

This station boasts the most traffic of all Line 5 stations.

Vicinity

• Exit 1 : Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
• Exit 2 : U.S. Embassy in Korea, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Jongno District Office
• Exit 3 : New Zealand Embassy of Korea
• Exit 4 : Kyobo Building
• Exit 5 : Cheonggyecheon
• Exit 6 : Taiwan Embassy of Korea, Deoksu Elementary School

Preceding station		Seoul Metropolitan Subway		Following station
Seodaemun toward Banghwa		Line 5		Jongno 3-ga toward Sangil-dong or Macheon