Ichon station

430 Ichon (National Museum of Korea)
Korean name
Hangul	이촌역
Hanja	二村驛
Revised Romanization	Ichonnyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Ich'onnyǒk
General information
Location	Ichon-ro 71-gil 42, 83 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul[1][2][3]
Coordinates	37°31′21″N 126°58′23″E / 37.52254°N 126.97316°E / 37.52254; 126.97316Coordinates: 37°31′21″N 126°58′23″E / 37.52254°N 126.97316°E / 37.52254; 126.97316
Operated by	Seoul Metro, Korail
Line(s)	Line 4      Gyeongui–Jungang Line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Key dates
October 18, 1985[3]	Line 4 opened
December 9, 1978[2]	Gyeongui–Jungang Line opened

Ichon (National Museum of Korea) Station is a station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on Seoul Subway Line 4 and Gyeongui–Jungang Line.^[2][1] This station is the closest to the National Museum of Korea, situated in the interior of Yongsan Family Park. It also serves eastern Ichon-dong, home to the largest Japanese community in South Korea with some 1,300 Japanese residents.

The Line 4 station is located in Yongsan-dong 5-ga and the Jungang Line station is located in Ichon-dong.

In 2018 it will become a transfer station with the Shinbundang Line.

Entrance[]

• Exit 1: Ward hall of Yongsan-gu
• Exit 2: Yongsan Family Park, Seobinggo-dong, National Museum of Korea - In case of overcrowding, use exit 1 instead
• Exit 3: Dongjak Bridge
• Exit 3-1: Ichon 1-dong, Sinyongsan Elementary School
• Exit 4: Townoffice of Ichon 1 dong, Jungkyung High School, Police office concerning Ichon 1-dong
• Exit 5: Yongsan tax office

References[]

External links[]

• (in Korean) Station information from Korail

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