Sinchon Station
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Not to be confused with Sincheon Station.
This article is about the Sinchon subway station. For the subway station under the same name on Gyeongui Line of the Seoul Subway, see Sinchon Station (Gyeongui).
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Sinchon Station |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 신촌역 |
| Hanja | 新村驛 |
| Revised Romanization | Sinchon-yeok |
| McCune-Reischauer | Shinch'on-yŏk |
| Station information | |
| Line/station # | Line 2 (240) |
| Station type | Underground |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Screen doors | Not Installed |
| Operator | Seoul Metro |
| Opened | May 22, 1984 |
| Address | 31-11 Nogosan-dong Mapo-gu, Seoul |
Sinchon Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2 in Mapo-gu, north of the Han River. It is located between Hongik University Station and Ewha Womans University Station.
It is the closest station to Sogang University, Yonsei University and Hyundai Department Store Sinchon. The area between this station and the front gate of Yonsei University is known simply as Sinchon, and is a mecca of nightlife in Seoul, being packed with restaurants, pubs and bars that draw young adults from all over. This station is also in the vinicity of a bus terminal offering service to cities in northwestern Gyeonggi province, including Ilsan, Gimpo, and Ganghwa.
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toward City Hall
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Line 2 |
toward Chungjeongno
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Coordinates: 37°33′19″N 126°56′13″E / 37.55528°N 126.93694°E