Apgujeong station explained

Native Name:압구정 (현대백화점)
Apgujeong
(Hyundai Department Store)
Line Name:Line 3
Station Number:336
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:압구정역
Mr:Apkujŏngnyŏk
Rr:Apgujeongnyeok
Address:435 Apgujeong-dong,
172 Apgujeongno Jiha,
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Coordinates:37.5274°N 127.0283°W
Passengers:(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 3: 89,424[1]
Operator:Seoul Metro
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Years:October 18, 1985[2]
Events: opened

Apgujeong (pronounced as /ko/) is a rapid transit station on Seoul Subway Line 3. It is located in Apgujeong-dong in the Gangnam-gu administrative district of Seoul. It has a pair of underground side platforms. The station has connections to 15 buses through 6 exits.[3] It services Sinsa-dong and Apgujeong-dong. The area is named after a pavilion frequented by Han Myung-hoi, whose pen-name was Apgujeong, and its sub-name comes from the nearby flagship Apgujeong Main store of Hyundai Department Store.[4]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit
L1
Concourse
LobbyCustomer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platform
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound← toward Daehwa (Oksu)
Southbound toward Ogeum (Sinsa)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations
  2. Web site: 압구정역. Doopedia. 2017-01-27. Korean.
  3. Web site: 네이버 :: 교통 . https://archive.today/20120720014902/http://traffic.local.naver.com/Subway/StationInfo_Detail_Traffic.asp?CID=1000&LMenu=3&LID=3&SID=336 . dead . 20 July 2012 . 28 August 2009 . .
  4. Web site: Apgujeong. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202095855/http://dmzap1.seoulmetro.co.kr/station/eng/stationinfo.action?eng=Y&searchValue=&stationId=0326&mainLine=3. dead. 2017-02-02. Seoul Metro. 2017-01-27.
  5. Web site: 서울메트로. 27 August 2009. SeoulMetro.co.kr. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100126074919/http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr/page.action?mCode=G030030000. 26 January 2010.