Yeouido Station
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| Yeouido Station | |||||
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Yeouido Station (Line 5) |
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| Korean name | |||||
| Hangul | 여의도역 | ||||
| Hanja | 汝矣島驛 | ||||
| Revised Romanization | Yeouido-yeok | ||||
| McCune-Reischauer | Yŏŭido-yŏk | ||||
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| Station number | 526 | ||||
| Address | 3 Yeouido-dong, 40 Yeouinaruro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul |
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| Date opened | August 12, 1996 | ||||
| Type | Underground | ||||
| Platforms/tracks | 2 / 2 | ||||
| Operator | SMRT | ||||
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| Station number | 915 | ||||
| Address | 40 Yeouinaruro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul |
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| Date opened | July 24, 2009 | ||||
| Type | Underground | ||||
| Platforms/tracks | 2 / 2 | ||||
| Operator | Seoul Line 9 Co. | ||||
Yeouido Station is a subway station on Line 5 and Line 9 on the Seoul Subway system. It is one of the stations to serve the eponymous island of Yeouido, one of the great financial hubs of Seoul. The large Yeouido Park is close to this station. A new subway line starting from Yeouido is planned to break ground in December 2011 heading south.
[edit] Vicinity
- Exit 1: Gwangjang APT
- Exit 2: Financial Supervisory Service, KT
- Exit 3: National Assembly, Yeouido Park, KBS
- Exit 4: Small Business Corporation
- Exit 5: Korea Exchange, MBC
- Exit 6: Yunjung Elementary School, Yunjung Middle School, Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park
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toward Banghwa
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Line 5 |
toward Sangil-dong or Macheon
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toward Gimpo Airport
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Line 9
Express
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toward Sinnonhyeon
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toward Gaehwa
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Line 9
Local
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toward Sinnonhyeon
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Coordinates: 37°31′18″N 126°55′27″E / 37.52167°N 126.92417°E