Nakseongdae station
227 Nakseongdae (Ganggamchan) | |||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | |||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Nakseongdae-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Naksŏngdae-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1693-39 Bongcheon-dong, 1928 Nambusunhwanno Jiha, Gwanak-gu, Seoul[1] | ||||||||||
Operated by | Seoul Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 2 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 17, 1983[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 2: 61,313[2] | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Nakseongdae Station (Korean pronunciation: [naks͈ʌŋdɛ]) is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2. This station is named after a nearby place called Nakseongdae (落星垈), which literally means 'the site of the fallen star' and is the birthplace of the great Goryeo general Gang Gam-chan, (which is also the second name of this station)[3] best known for his heroics against an invading Khitan force in the Battle of Gwiju.
This station is located in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul.
Station layout[]
G | Street level | Exit |
L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
L2 Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Inner loop | ← Line 2 toward Chungjeongno (Seoul Nat'l Univ.) | |
Outer loop | Line 2 toward City Hall (Sadang) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
References[]
- ^ a b "낙성대역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Nakseongdae". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
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Coordinates: 37°28′37″N 126°57′50″E / 37.47694°N 126.96389°E
Categories:
- Metro stations in Gwanak District
- Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1983
- 1983 establishments in South Korea
- Seoul metro station stubs