Dongdaemun Station

Dongdaemun Station
Dongdaemun Station

Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Dongdaemun-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Tongdaemun-yŏk
General information
Location	552 Changsin 1-dong, 302 Jongno Jiha, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Line(s)	Line 1 Line 4
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Key dates
August 15, 1974	Line 1 opened
October 18, 1985	Line 4 opened
Traffic

Passengers	(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 34,446 Line 4: 55,294

Dongdaemun Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 4. It is named after one of the four great gates of the circular wall surrounding ancient Seoul, and is situated on the eastern end of Jongno ("Bell Street"). This station is also close to Dongdaemun Market.

In December 2010 the station is recorded as having the third highest WiFi data consumption of all the Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, following Express Bus Terminal Station, Sadang Station, and followed by Jamsil Station and Jongno 3-ga Station.