Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station
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Line 4
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Dongdaemun-nyeoksa-munhwa-gongwon-nyeok |
McCune–Reischauer | Tongdaemun-nyŏksa-munhwa-gongwŏn-nyŏk |
General information | |
Location | 1 Euljiro 7-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul |
Coordinates | 37°33′54″N 127°00′28″E / 37.56500°N 127.00778°ECoordinates: 37°33′54″N 127°00′28″E / 37.56500°N 127.00778°E |
Operated by | Seoul Metro, SMRT |
Line(s) |
Line 2 Line 4 Line 5 |
Platforms | 4 |
Tracks | 6 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground |
Key dates | |
16 September 1983 | Line 2 opened |
18 October 1985 | Line 4 opened |
30 December 1996 | Line 5 opened |
Traffic | |
Passengers | (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 2: 34,683 Line 4: 41,259 Line 5: 5,836 |
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (formerly Dongdaemun Stadium Station) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2, Line 4 and Line 5. The huge Dongdaemun Market district is centered on this station and Dongdaemun Station, located to the north across Cheonggyecheon.
The Line 2 station is located in Euljiro-7-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, and the Line 4 and 5 stations are located in Gwanghui-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul.
This station is also known to have the highest train-platform gap related accidents in the entire country of South Korea with the total of 42 feet accidents each year.
The headquarters of South Korean food company CJ Cheil Jedang is in the CJ Cheiljedang Building in Ssangnim-dong, Jung-gu, nearby to the station.