Wangsimni Station

Wangsimni Station
Wangsimni Station
Korean name
Hangul	왕십리역
Hanja	往十里驛
Revised Romanization	Wangsimni-yeok
McCune-Reischauer	Wangsimni-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily Ridership	Based on January–June 2011. Line 2: 53,937 Line 5: 12,405 Jungang Line: 18,250
Line 2 ← Sangwangsimni Hanyang University →
Station number	208
Address	246 Haengdang 1-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Date opened	September 16, 1983
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 2
Operator	Seoul Metro
Line 5 ← Haengdang Majang →
Station number	540
Address	192 Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Date opened	November 15, 1995
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 2
Operator	SMRT
Jungang Line ← Eungbong Cheongnyangni →
Station number	K116
Address	168-1 Haengdang 1-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Date opened	October 15, 1911
Type	Aboveground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 4
Operator	Korail

Wangsimni Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 5, and the Jungang Line. It will also be a transfer point to the Bundang Line late 2011.

The name of the station, "Wangsimni," is related to a historical account dating from 14th century Korea. After establishing and becoming the first king of the Joseon dynasty, Yi Seong-gye presented the great Buddhist monk Muhak with the task of finding a site for the new capital. After searching for a suitable place, the monk stopped and saw an old farmer passing by on his ox. The farmer pointed toward the northwest and said to him, wangsimni (往十里), literally meaning 'go ten more ri.' The startled Muhak went to the northwest as he was told and ended up at the southern foot of Mt. Bugak, where Gyeongbokgung now stands. This was how Hanyang (present-day Seoul) was born.

All three stations (Line 2, Line 5, Jungang Line) are located within Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul.

Bitplex

In September 2008, Wangsimni station was remodeled to a private invested station. This station became multiplex space with several major features down below.

• CGV IMAX : movie theater with the largest IMAX screen in South Korea
• Four Season : The only downtown water park in Seoul
• Enter 6 : The largest clothing shopping mall in South Korea
• Emart
• Dome Golf : indoor golf zone

Surroundings

• Hanyang University / Hanyang Women's College
• Salgoji Park
• Seongdong-gu office

References

Preceding station		Seoul Metropolitan Subway		Following station
Sangwangsimni toward City Hall		Line 2		Hanyang University toward Chungjeongno
Haengdang toward Banghwa		Line 5		Majang toward Sangil-dong or Macheon
Eungbong toward Yongsan		Jungang Line		Cheongnyangni toward Yongmun