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Station of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Wangsimni Station
is a station on
Seoul Subway Line 2
,
Seoul Subway Line 5
,
Gyeongui?Jungang Line
, and
Suin?Bundang Line
; most Suin?Bundang Line trains end service here, though a few daily services continue along the tracks used by the Gyeonggi-Jungang line to terminate at the next station, Cheongnyangni in northeastern Seoul. It is located in
Haengdang-dong
,
Seongdong-gu
,
Seoul
.
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The name of the station, "Wangsimni", is related to a historical account dating from 14th century Korea. After establishing and becoming the first king of the
Joseon dynasty
,
Yi Seong-gye
presented the great Buddhist monk
Muhak
with the task of finding a site for the new capital. After searching for a suitable place, the monk stopped and saw an old farmer passing by on his ox. The farmer pointed toward the northwest and said to him,
wangsimni
(往十里), literally meaning 'go ten more
li
(li = a unit measure that equals to one-third of a mile).' The startled Muhak went to the northwest as he was told and ended up at the southern foot of Mt. Bugak, where
Gyeongbokgung
now stands. This was how Hanyang (present-day
Seoul
) was born.
Station layout
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Korail Lines
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1
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Gyeongui-Jungang Line
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For
Cheongnyangni
,
Deokso
,
Yongmun
,
Jipyeong
|
ITX-Cheongchun
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For
Cheongnyangni
,
Chuncheon
|
2
|
Gyeongui-Jungang Line
|
For
Oksu
,
Daegok
,
Munsan
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3
|
Suin-Bundang Line
|
For
Cheongnyangni
or Alighting Passengers Only
|
4
|
Suin-Bundang Line
|
For
Seolleung
,
Moran
,
Suwon
,
Oido
,
Incheon
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Line 2
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Line 5
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Bitplex
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In September 2008, Wangsimni station was remodeled to a private invested station. This station became multiplex space with several major features down below.
Surroundings
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Seoul Subway Line 5
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Macheon Branch
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Hanam Line
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ITX-Cheongchun
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former line
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