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Metro station in Daegu, South Korea
Jungangno Station
is a station of
Daegu Metro Line 1
in
Jung-gu, Daegu
,
South Korea
. With its prime location at the heart of Daegu and its proximity to a major shopping district, it is the second-busiest station in the
Daegu Metro
,
[1]
after
Banwoldang Station
, which is the only transfer point between the Line 1 and Line 2. Many facilities, including a branch of
Kyobo Book Centre
, movie theaters, and several large banks are in the vicinity.
This station served as the terminus point for Line 1 from November 26, 1997, to May 2, 1998. Despite its large foot traffic, the platforms for this station are narrower than other Line 1 stations.
[2]
It is also connected to the Daehyun PriMall, an underground shopping center, giving it a much larger than normal access area.
In 2003, an arsonist
set fire to a train stopped at Jungangno Station
. The fire killed at least 198 people.
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