Dongmyo station

Coordinates : 37°34′19″N 127°00′51″E  /  37.57194°N 127.01417°E  / 37.57194; 127.01417
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東廟앞
Dongmyo
東廟앞
Dongmyo
Station nameplate (Line 6)
Korean name
Hangul
東廟앞驛
Hanja
Revised Romanization Dongmyoap-yeok
McCune?Reischauer Tongmyoap-y?k
General information
Location 117 Sungin-dong ,
359 Jongno Jiha,
Jongno-gu , Seoul [1]
Operated by Seoul Metro
Line(s)        Line 1
       Line 6
Platforms 3
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Underground
History
Opened December 21, 2005 ( ) [1]
December 15, 2000 ( ) [1]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Sinseol-dong
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Dongdaemun
towards Incheon
Sinseol-dong Dongdaemun
Sinseol-dong
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Dongdaemun
towards Incheon
Sinseol-dong Line 1
Gyeongbu Express
Dongdaemun
towards Sinchang
Sindang
towards Eungam
Line 6 Changsin
towards Sinnae

Dongmyo Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 6 . It is named after a nearby shrine , built during the Joseon dynasty to honor Guan Yu , arguably the most famous Chinese military general from the Three Kingdoms era.

Seoul Metro trains on Line 1 that are serviced at the Gunja Train Depot behind Yongdap Station operate up to this station, before taking a track that connects to Sinseol-dong Station on Line 2 .

Station layout [ edit ]

G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Line 1 platforms
Side platform , doors will open on the left
Southbound Line 1 toward Incheon , Sinchang or Seodongtan ( Dongdaemun )
Northbound Line 1 toward Soyosan , Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University ( Sinseol-dong )
Side platform , doors will open on the left
L3
Line 6 platforms
Westbound Line 6 toward Eungam ( Sindang )
Island platform , doors will open on the left
Eastbound Line 6 toward Sinnae ( Changsin )

Vicinity [ edit ]

  • Exit 1 : Sungin Park
  • Exit 3 : Dongmyo
  • Exit 4 : Changsin Elementary School
  • Exit 8 : Dongdaemun
  • Exit 9 : Doosan APT

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c "東廟앞驛" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2015-09-25 .

37°34′19″N 127°00′51″E  /  37.57194°N 127.01417°E  / 37.57194; 127.01417