Namtaeryeong Station

Namtaeryeong Station
Namtaeryeong Station
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Namtaeryeong Station, Exit 2.
Korean name
Hangul 남태령역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Namtaeryeong-yeok
McCune-Reischauer Namt'aeryŏng-yŏk
Line 4
Sadang Seonbawi
Station number 434
Address 2909 Bangbae 2-dong,
Seocho-gu, Seoul
Date opened April 1, 1994
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 1 / 2
Operator Seoul Metro

Namtaeryeong Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 4. It is the southernmost station on Line 4 that is operated by Seoul Metro.

The name of this station literally means "great southern pass," referring to a passageway linking Seoul and Gwacheon, between Mt. Gwanak and Mt. Umyeon.

Most of the provincial railways in South Korea were built during the Japanese occupation of Korea. The left-hand track is still used for trains. But the Seoul Metro, which was constructed much later in the 1970s, used the right-hand track for its subway lines, including Line 4. Therefore, between Namtaeryeong and Seonbawi Stations, where the two lines connect, the underground tracks must cross over from left-to-right and right-to-left.[1]

References

Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Danggogae
Line 4
toward Oido

Coordinates: 37°27′50″N 126°59′21″E / 37.46379°N 126.98912°E / 37.46379; 126.98912