Nakseongdae station

낙성대 (강감찬)
Nakseongdae
(Ganggamchan)
Station platform
Korean name
Hangul
낙성대역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNakseongdae-yeok
McCune–ReischauerNaksŏngdae-yŏk
General information
Location1693-39 Bongcheon-dong,
1928 Nambusunhwanno Jiha,
Gwanak-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 2
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedDecember 17, 1983[1]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 61,313[2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Sadang
Next counter-clockwise
 Line 2 Seoul National University
Next clockwise

Nakseongdae Station (Korean pronunciation: [naks͈ʌŋdɛ]) is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2. This station is named after a nearby place called Nakseongdae, which was the birthplace of the great Goryeo general Kang Kam-ch'an, (which is also the second name of this station)[3] best known for his heroics against an invading Khitan force in the Battle of Gwiju.

This station is located in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul.

Station layout

G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse 		Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platform level 		Side platform, doors will open on the right
Inner loop ← Line 2 toward Chungjeongno (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Outer loop Line 2 toward City Hall (Sadang) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

  1. ^ a b "낙성대역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ^ "Nakseongdae". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
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