Seolleung Station
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Seolleung Station
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seolleung-yeok |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏllŭng-yŏk |
General information | |
Location | 143-42 Samseong 2-dong, 340 Teherandaero Jiha, Gangnam-gu, Seoul |
Operated by | Seoul Metro, Korail |
Line(s) |
Line 2 Bundang Line |
Platforms | 4 |
Tracks | 4 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground |
Key dates | |
December 23, 1982 | Line 2 opened |
September 3, 2003 | Bundang Line opened |
Traffic | |
Passengers | (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 2: 117,787 Bundang Line: 15,715 |
Seolleung Station is a Seoul Subway station, on Line 2 and the Bundang Line. The station is named after the nearby Seonjeongneung, the Joseon Dynasty royal tombs Seolleung (선릉, 宣陵) and Jeongneung (정릉, 靖陵).
On Line 2, the preceding and following stations are Yeoksam Station and Samseong Station. On the Bundang Line these are Seonjeongneung Station, which connects with Line 9, and Hanti Station.
In 2011, retailer Home plus opened the world’s first virtual supermarket at the station, where smartphone users can photograph the bar codes of life-size pictures, on the walls and platform screen doors, of 500 items of food, toiletries, electronics etc., for delivery within the same day.
In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 Administrative divisions across the country, it reported that Seolleung Station is the fourth busiest public transit stop following Gangnam Station, Jamsil Station, Sadang Station; and followed by Sillim Station.
Coordinates: 37°30′16.02″N 127°2′56.35″E / 37.5044500°N 127.0489861°E