Konkuk University Station

Konkuk University Station
Konkuk University Station
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Geondaeipgu-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kŏndaeipku-yŏk
General information
Location	243 Achasan-ro, 7-3 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul
Operated by	Seoul Metro, SMRT
Line(s)	Line 2      Line 7
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Bus routes	240 721 2016 2222 2223 2224 3217 3220 4212 8133 102 6013
Key dates
October 31, 1980	Line 2 opened
October 11, 1996	Line 7 opened
Traffic
Passengers	(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 2: 91,989 Line 7: 38,877

Konkuk University Station (Korean: 건대입구역) is a rapid transit station on Seoul Subway Line 2 and Line 7. It is located in Hwayang-dong in the Gwangjin-gu administrative district of Seoul. It is adjacent to Konkuk University from which it takes its name. Line 2 is serviced by an elevated platform while Line 7 is serviced by an underground platform. The station has connections to ten bus lines through its six exits as well as a connection to the airport shuttle bus. The station services Hwayang-dong as well as Jayang-dong and Noyu-dong. The area around the station is mixed residential and small commercial businesses. Exits from the underground Line 7 platform open into Konkuk University and the adjacent Star City shopping and high-rise residential tower complex.

The station is part of the original set of stations which made up the first phase of Line 2. It was built on October 31, 1980 at Konkuk University intersection and originally called Hwayang Station. The initial section of Line 2 ran from Sinseoul-Dong to the Sports Complex Station in Jamsil-dong. On March 7, 1985 the station's name was changed from Hwayang to Konkuk University station. Line 7 was joined with Line 2 at this station on October 11, 1996. Star City, a residential and shopping complex, was finished in October 2008 with the opening of the Lotte Department Store. As part of the development an underground exit was built between the Line 7 platform and complex. It was opened on July 25, 2009. It links the areas without requiring passengers to cross the street and will house several shops.