Gimpo Airport Station

Infobox SMS station


caption=The pathway that connects the station with the flight terminal.
hangul=김포공항역
hanja=金浦空港驛
rr=Gimpogonghang-yeok
mr=Kimp'ogonghang-yŏk
line5=512
type=Underground
platforms=2 side platforms
tracks=2
screendoors=Installed
operator=SMRT
opened=March 20, 1996 (Line 5) March 23, 2007 (AREX)
address=744 Banghwa-dong Gangseo-gu, Seoul

Gimpo Airport Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5. True to its name, it serves the nearby Gimpo Airport, the hub of domestic flights in the Seoul metropolitan area as well as flights to/from Haneda Airport in Tokyo.

The first section of Seoul Subway Line 9 from Gimpo Airport to Gangnam is scheduled to open in 2009.

The Incheon International Airport Railroad link from this station to Incheon International Airport opened in March 2007. An extension of this rail line, set to be opened in 2010, will connect Gimpo and Incheon International Airports to Seoul Station. The line may also offer through service onto Line 9 in the future.

Vicinity

*Exit 1 : Gimpo Airport Domestic Terminal
*Exit 2 : Gimpo Airport International Terminal

External links

* [http://www.smrt.co.kr/cyberstation/info/sinfo.jsp?station=2513 Official station website] ko icon