Namtaeryeong Station

Namtaeryeong Station
Namtaeryeong Station, Exit 2.
Korean name
Hangul	남태령역
Hanja	南泰嶺驛
Revised Romanization	Namtaeryeong-yeok
McCune-Reischauer	Namt'aeryŏng-yŏk
Line 4 ← Sadang Seonbawi →
Station number	434
Address	2909 Bangbae 2-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
Date opened	April 1, 1994
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	1 / 2
Operator	Seoul Metro

Namtaeryeong Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 4. It is the southernmost station on Line 4 that is operated by Seoul Metro.

The name of this station literally means "great southern pass," referring to a passageway linking Seoul and Gwacheon, between Mt. Gwanak and Mt. Umyeon.

Most of the provincial railways in South Korea were built during the Japanese occupation of Korea. The left-hand track is still used for trains. But the Seoul Metro, which was constructed much later in the 1970s, used the right-hand track for its subway lines, including Line 4. Therefore, between Namtaeryeong and Seonbawi Stations, where the two lines connect, the underground tracks must cross over from left-to-right and right-to-left.

References

Preceding station		Seoul Metropolitan Subway		Following station
Sadang toward Danggogae		Line 4		Seonbawi toward Oido