Jonggak Station

Jonggak Station
Jonggak Station
Korean name
Hangul	종각역
Hanja	鐘閣驛
Revised Romanization	Jonggak-yeok
McCune-Reischauer	Chonggak-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily Ridership	Based on Jan-Jun, 2011. Line 1: 95,436
Line 1 ← Jongno 3-ga City Hall →
Station number	131
Address	20-3 Jongno 1-ga, 59 Jongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Date opened	August 15, 1974
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 2
Operator	Seoul Metro

Jonggak Station is a station on the Line 1 of the Seoul Subway in South Korea. It is located on Jongno, central Seoul and comprises a large underground arcade.

The second-largest book shop in South Korea, the Bandi & Luni's lying under the Jongno Tower, which in turn is just above this station, is directly accessible from the station.

On every New Year's Day, the bell ceremony (Jeyaeui Jong Tajongsik) is held at Boshingak, the nearby bell pavilion. (The name of the station comes from this pavilion, jong meaning bell and gak pavilion.) At those times the area is so crowded with tens of thousands of Seoulites that trains do not stop at Jonggak as to avoid any accidents.

Surroundings

The following places are accessible from this station's exits as listed.

• Exit 1: Gwanghwamun; National Tax Office; U.S.A. Embassy; Seoul Fire and Accident Prevention Headquarters; Jongno Gu Office; Jongno Fire Station; Gwanghwamun Station (Line 5)
• Exit 2: Gongpyeon Dong; Anguk Dong; Jogyesa
• Exit 3: Insa Dong; Seoul YMCA
• Exit 4: Gwancheol Dong; Boshingak; Korea Development Bank
• Exit 5: Mugyo Dong; Gwanggyo; Insurance Agency; Korea Tourism Organization
• Exit 6: Seorim Dong; Gwanghwamun Post Office

References

Preceding station		Seoul Metropolitan Subway		Following station
Jongno 3-ga toward Soyosan		Line 1		City Hall toward Incheon or Sinchang