Seoul Subway Line 2

Line 2 2호선（2號線） I Hoseon Statistics Type Rapid transit System Seoul Metropolitan Subway Status Operational Termini City Hall / Seongsu / Sindorim City Hall / Sinseol-dong / Kkachisan No. of stations 53 Operation Opened 31 October 1980 Operator(s) Seoul Metro Technical Line length 60.2 km (37.4 mi) No. of tracks 2  Route diagram

Seoul Subway Line 2 (dubbed The Green Line but also The Circle Line) is a circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The line running clockwise is called the "inner circle line" and the counter-clockwise line is called the "outer circle line." This is Seoul's most heavily used line, and the longest circular subway line in the world totaling 60.2 km.

Line 2 was built in 1978-84 together with the Seongsu Branch (the second Sinjeong Branch was built 1989-95). Dangsan bridge was closed for reconstruction in 1996 and reopened on 22 November 1999. The old steel girder bridge was replaced by a 1.3-kilometre (0.81 mi) long concrete bridge between Dangsan on the southern side of the river and Hapjeong on the northern bank. Headways on the line vary from 2 minutes 18 seconds on peak periods and 5-6 minutes off-peak periods. The line connects the city centre to Gangnam, Teheran Valley and the COEX/KWTC complex.

On Oct. 20, 2005, Yongdu Station opened on the Seongsu Branch (between Sindap and Sinseol stations). It is the first station in the Seoul Subway system to open with operating platform screen doors. As of 2008 platform screen doors are operating at all other stations along Line 2. New rolling stock has also progressively came on line, replacing older vehicles.

History

• October 31, 1980: Sinseol-dong - Sports Complex (via Seongsu) section opened
• December 23, 1982: Sports Complex - Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education section opened
• September 16, 1983: Euljiro 1-ga - Seongsu section opened; Sinseol-dong - Seongsu section separated as Seongsu Branch
• December 12, 1983: Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education - Seoul Nat'l University section opened
• May 22, 1984: Seoul Nat'l University - Euljiro 1-ga (via Sindorim) section opened; Circle Line completed
• May 22, 1992: Sindorim - Yangcheon-gu Office section opened as Sinjeong Branch
• February 29, 1996: Sinjeongnegeori Station opened as extension of Sinjeong Branch
• March 20, 1996: Kkachisan Station opened as extension of Sinjeong Branch
• October 20, 2005: Yongdu Station opened on the Seongsu Branch
• December 29, 2010: Line 2 is connected to Incheon International Airport via AREX at Hongik University Station

Main Line

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
201	City Hall	시청	市廳	Line 1	---	0.0	Seoul	Jung-gu
202	Euljiro 1-ga	을지로입구	乙支路入口		0.7	0.7
203	Euljiro 3-ga	을지로3가	乙支路3街	Line 3	0.8	1.5
204	Euljiro 4-ga	을지로4가	乙支路4街	Line 5	0.6	2.1
205	Dongdaemun History & Culture Park	동대문역사문화공원	東大門歷史文化公園	Line 4 Line 5	1.0	3.1
206	Sindang	신당	新堂	Line 6	0.9	4.0
207	Sangwangsimni	상왕십리	上往十里		0.9	4.9		Seongdong-gu
208	Wangsimni	왕십리	往十里	Line 5 Jungang	0.8	5.7
209	Hanyang University	한양대	漢陽大		1.0	6.7
210	Ttukseom	뚝섬	뚝섬		1.1	7.8
211	Seongsu	성수	聖水	Line 2 (Seongsu)	0.8	8.6
212	Konkuk University	건대입구	建大入口	Line 7	1.2	9.8		Gwangjin-gu
213	Guui	구의	九宜		1.6	11.4
214	Gangbyeon	강변	江邊		0.9	12.3
215	Jamsillaru	잠실나루	蠶室나루		1.8	14.1		Songpa-gu
216	Jamsil	잠실	蠶室	Line 8	1.0	15.1
217	Sincheon	신천	新川		1.2	16.3
218	Sports Complex	종합운동장	綜合運動場	Line 9	1.2	17.5
219	Samseong	삼성	三成		1.0	18.5		Gangnam-gu
220	Seolleung	선릉	宣陵	Bundang	1.3	19.8
221	Yeoksam	역삼	驛三		1.2	21.0
222	Gangnam	강남	江南	Sin Bundang	0.8	21.8
223	Seoul Nat'l. Univ. of Education	교대	敎大	Line 3	1.2	23.0		Seocho-gu
224	Seocho	서초	瑞草		0.7	23.7
225	Bangbae	방배	方背		1.7	25.4
226	Sadang	사당	舍堂	Line 4	1.6	27.0		Dongjak-gu
227	Nakseongdae	낙성대	落星垈		1.7	28.7		Gwanak-gu
228	Seoul National University	서울대입구	서울大入口		1.0	29.7
229	Bongcheon	봉천	奉天		1.0	30.7
230	Sillim	신림	新林		1.1	31.8
231	Sindaebang	신대방	新大方		1.8	33.6		Dongjak-gu
232	Guro Digital Complex	구로디지털단지	九老디지털團地		1.1	34.7		Guro-gu
233	Daerim	대림	大林	Line 7	1.1	35.8
234	Sindorim	신도림	新道林	Line 1 Line 2 (Sinjeong)	1.8	37.6
235	Mullae	문래	文來		1.2	38.8		Yeongdeungpo-gu
236	Yeongdeungpo-gu Office	영등포구청	永登浦區廳	Line 5	0.9	39.7
237	Dangsan	당산	堂山	Line 9	1.1	40.8
238	Hapjeong	합정	合井	Line 6	2.0	42.8		Mapo-gu
239	Hongik University	홍대입구	弘大入口	AREX	1.1	43.9
240	Sinchon	신촌	新村		1.3	45.2
241	Ewha Woman's University	이대	梨大		0.8	46.0
242	Ahyeon	아현	阿峴		0.9	46.9
243	Chungjeongno	충정로	忠正路	Line 5	0.8	47.7		Seodaemun-gu
201	City Hall	시청	市廳	Line 1	---	---		Jung-gu

Seongsu Branch

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
211	Seongsu	성수	聖水	Line 2 (Main Line)	---	0.0	Seoul	Seongdong-gu
211-1	Yongdap	용답	龍踏		2.3	2.3
211-2	Sindap	신답	新踏		1.0	3.3
211-3	Yongdu	용두	龍頭		0.9	4.2		Dongdaemun-gu
211-4	Sinseol-dong	신설동	新設洞	Line 1	1.2	5.4

Sinjeong Branch

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
234	Sindorim	신도림	新道林	Line 1 Line 2 (Main Line)	---	0.0	Seoul	Guro-gu
234-1	Dorimcheon	도림천	道林川		1.0	1.0
234-2	Yangcheon-gu Office	양천구청	陽川區廳		1.7	2.7		Yangcheon-gu
234-3	Sinjeongnegeori	신정네거리	新亭네거리		1.9	4.6
234-4	Kkachisan	까치산	까치山	Line 5	1.4	6.0		Gangseo-gu

See also

• Subways in South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics
• Seoul Metropolitan Subway

External links

• Seoul Metro
• Cyber Station - Map, station and route finder