Yeongdeungpo Station

Infobox SMS station


caption=Yeongdeungpo Station
hangul=영등포역
hanja=永登浦驛
rr=Yeongdeungpo-yeok
mr=Yŏngdŭngp'o-yŏk
line1=139
otherlines=Gyeongbu Line
Honam Line
type=Aboveground
platforms=5
tracks=9
operator=Korail
opened=September 18, 1899
address=618 Yeongdeungpo-dong 1-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul

Yeongdeungpo Station (Station 139) is a ground-level railway station in Seoul, South Korea. The station is located in Yeongdeungpo Dong, Yeongdeungpo Gu, and is a stop on the Gyeongbu Line, Honam Line and Seoul Subway Line 1. The station is integrated into the Yeongdeungpo Lotte Department Store.

History

Yeongdeungpo Station opened on September 18, 1899 as a stop on the Gyeongin Line. On April 1, 1936, trains on the Gyeongbu Line began calling here. The station's name was changed to "Namgyeongseong" (South Gyeongseong, Gyeongseong being the then name of Seoul), but it reverted to its current name on April 1, 1943 and on January 1, 1949, the station was given "Level 5" in its classification of importance. The station building was destroyed on June 30, 1950, five days after the beginning of the Korean War, and a new building was not completed until January 12, 1965. On February 1, 1968, the station was deemed to be of "Level 4" importance. Trains on the Seoul Subway began running through Yeongdeungpo on August 15, 1974. The station stopped handling freight on May 1, 2006.

ervice

The first train of the day weekdays (not including national holidays) is at 5.04 a.m. northbound and 5.05 a.m. southbound, while the last is at 00.04 a.m. northbound and 12.24 a.m. southbound. Travel time from Yeongdeungpo to Seoul Station on Line 1 is 16 minutes, and travelling to Suwon takes 45 minutes, with trains to Incheon taking 53 minutes.

Vicinity

The following places may be accessed from the exits as listed below.
*Exit 1 : Lotte Department Store, Yeongdeungpo Market, Shinsegae Department Store
*Exit 2 : Singil Dong; "Rear Exit"
*Exit 3 : Yeongdeungpo Tax Office, Yeongdeungpo Post Office, Lotte Department Store
*Exit 4 : Yeongdeungpo Fire Station

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