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Pangyo Station

Pangyo Station
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Korean name
Hangul ()
Hanja ()
Revised Romanization Pangyo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer P'an'gyo-yǒk
General information
Location 160 Pangyoyeok jiha, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si
Gyeonggi-do
Coordinates 37°23′41″N 127°06′40″E / 37.394762°N 127.111137°E / 37.394762; 127.111137Coordinates: 37°23′41″N 127°06′40″E / 37.394762°N 127.111137°E / 37.394762; 127.111137
Operated by NeoTrans Co. Ltd.
Line(s)      Shinbundang Line
     Gyeonggang Line
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
Key dates
October 28, 2011      Shinbundang Line opened
24 September, 2016      Gyeonggang Line opened

Pangyo (Pangyo Techno Valley) Station is a station on the Shinbundang Line, serving the planned city of Pangyo in the city of Seongnam. The station is close to Pangyo Techno Valley, one of the country's largest clusters of software, gaming, entertainment and biotechnology businesses, home to major tech companies like Kakao. It began operations on October 28, 2011, with the opening of the Shinbundang Line.

In 2016, it became the western terminus of the Gyeonggang Line. Additionally Pangyo is expected become the southern terminus of Seoul Subway Line 8 sometime around 2020.

The station is in close proximity to the Hyundai Department Store Pangyo location, the largest department store in the Seoul Capital Area, which opened in August 2015.

There is a light display between Pangyo Station and Cheonggyesan Station.


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