- City Hall Station (Seoul)
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For other places with the same name, see City Hall Station (disambiguation).
City Hall Station (Seoul)
Seoul City Hall StationKorean name Hangul 시청역 Hanja 市廳驛 Revised Romanization Sicheong-yeok McCune-Reischauer Sich'ŏng-yŏk Railway Services Daily Ridership Based on Jan-Jun, 2011.
Line 1: 45,462[1]
Line 2: 51,230[1]Line 1 ← Jonggak Seoul Station → Station number 132 Address Taepyeongno 1-ga 31,
Jung-gu, SeoulDate opened August 15, 1974 Type Underground Platforms/tracks 2 / 2 Operator Seoul Metro Line 2 ← Chungjeongno Euljiro 1-ga → Station number 201 Address Seosomun-dong 27,
Jung-gu, SeoulDate opened May 22, 1984 Type Underground Platforms/tracks 1 / 2 Operator Seoul Metro City Hall Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Seoul Subway Line 2. As its name suggests, Seoul City Hall (currently being rebuilt) is located right next to the station. Deoksugung, a historic palace of the Joseon dynasty, is on the other side of the boulevard named Taepyeongno.
Places
Seoul Museum of Art is also nearby. The museum has hosted many special exhibitions showing works of van Gogh, Monet, Rene Magritte and so on.[2] There are head offices of 3 daily-newspapers, Chosun Ilbo, Donga Ilbo and Kyunghyang Shinmun, near the city hall. Additionally, Seoul Plaza Hotel is located across city hall.
References
- ^ a b Passenger Transportation Result of Seoul Metropolitan Subway System. Korea Transportation Database, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ Official homepage of Seoul Museum of ART http://seoulmoa.seoul.go.kr/html/eng/exhibitions/main.jsp
External links
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station toward SoyosanLine 1 toward Incheon or Sinchangtoward City HallLine 2 toward ChungjeongnoCoordinates: 37°33′53″N 126°58′37″E / 37.56472°N 126.97694°E
Categories:- Seoul subway stations
- Railway stations in South Korea
- Jung-gu, Seoul
- Railway stations opened in 1974
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