Apgujeongrodeo Station
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | 로데오 |
Revised Romanization | Apgujeongrodeo-yeok |
McCune–Reischauer | Apgujŏngrodeo-yŏk |
General information | |
Location | under 402 Apgujeongro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul |
Coordinates | 37°31′39″N 127°02′26″E / 37.52763°N 127.04063°ECoordinates: 37°31′39″N 127°02′26″E / 37.52763°N 127.04063°E |
Operated by | Korail |
Line(s) | Bundang Line |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground |
Key dates | |
October 6, 2012 | Bundang Line opened |
Apgujeongrodeo Station is a station on the Bundang Line, a commuter rail line of Korail.
From 2 May to 31 July 2013, the station hosted the 2PM G+Star Zone exhibition, featuring boyband 2PM, as part of the G+Dream Project by Gangnam-gu Office for disadvantaged youth.
Galleria Department Store Luxury hall has a direct underground link with the station. The 760-meter-long section of main street Apgujeong-ro, that runs from this station at Galleria Department Store to Cheongdam crossroad, has been dubbed the 'Cheongdam Fashion Street' or 'Cheongdamdong Street of Luxury Goods'. It is lined with stores of luxury brands, such as Ermenegildo Zegna, Salvatore Ferragamo, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Burberry, as well as outlets for 3.1 Phillip Lim, Martin Margiela and Tory Burch and Korean designer Son Jung-wan.