Gangbyeon station

강변 (동서울터미널)
Gangbyeon
(Dongseoul Bus Terminal)
Station sign
Korean name
Hangul
강변역
Hanja
江邊驛
Revised RomanizationGangbyeonnyeok
McCune–ReischauerKangbyŏnnyŏk
General information
Location53, Gangbyeonyeok-ro, 546-6 Guui 3-dong,
Gwangjin-gu, Seoul[1][2]
Coordinates37°32′06″N 127°05′41″E / 37.53500°N 127.09472°E / 37.53500; 127.09472
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 2
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsEast Seoul Intercity Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedOctober 31, 1980[1]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 107,908[3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Guui
Next counter-clockwise
 Line 2 Jamsillaru
Next clockwise

Gangbyeon Station (Korean: 강변역) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2. The name of this station literally means "riverside," pertaining to its proximity to the Han River.[1]

Station layout

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

Neighborhoods

  • The escalator at Exit 1 of Gangbyeon Station leads to the Gangbyeon Technomart, which has Lotte Mart, a large supermarket, on the B2 floor, and a movie theater that is the first CGV in the country, on the 9th floor, and a park on the 10th floor where you can overlook the river view of Seoul.
  • East Seoul Intercity Bus Terminal (DongSeoul Bus Terminal) via Exit 4

References

  1. ^ a b c 강변역 (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  2. ^ "강변역" (in Korean). 서울지명사전. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  3. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
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