Sinchon Station

Infobox SMS station


caption=Sinchon Station
hangul=신촌역
hanja=新村驛
rr=Sinchon-yeok
mr=Shinch'on-yŏk
line2=240
type=Underground
platforms=2 side platforms
tracks=2
screendoors=Not Installed
operator=Seoul Metro
opened=May 22, 1984
address=31-11 Nogosan-dong Mapo-gu, Seoul

Sinchon Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2 in Mapo-gu, north of the Han River. It is located between Hongik University Station and Ewha Womans University Station.

It is the closest station to Yonsei University and Hyundai Department Store Sinchon. The area between this station and the front gate of Yonsei University is known simply as Sinchon, and is a mecca of nightlife in Seoul, being packed with restaurants, pubs and bars that draw young adults from all over. This station is also in the vinicity of a bus terminal offering service to cities in northwestern Gyeonggi province, including Ilsan, Gimpo, and Ganghwa.

This subway station should not be confused with a nearby train station having the same name on the Gyeongui Line. Subway station---- Railroad station----