Apgujeongrodeo station explained

Apgujeongrodeo station should not be confused with Apgujeong Station.

Native Name:압구정로데오
Apgujeongrodeo
Station Number:K212
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:압구정로데오역
Hanja:로데오
Mr:Apgujŏngrodeo-yŏk
Rr:Apgujeongrodeo-yeok
Address:under 402 Apgujeongro,
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Coordinates:37.5276°N 127.0406°W
Operator:Korail
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Years:October 6, 2012
Events: opened

Apgujeongrodeo is a station on the Suin–Bundang Line, a commuter rail line of Korail.

From May to July 2013, the station hosted the 2PM G+Star Zone exhibition featuring boyband 2PM as part of the G+Dream Project by Gangnam-gu Office for disadvantaged youth.[1] [2]

Vicinity

Galleria Department Store Luxury hall has a direct underground link with the station. The 760-meter-long section of main street Apgujeong-ro, that runs from this station at Galleria Department Store to Cheongdam crossroad, has been dubbed "Cheongdam Fashion Street" or "Cheongdamdong Street of Luxury Goods." It is lined with stores of luxury brands, such as Ermenegildo Zegna, Salvatore Ferragamo, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Burberry, as well as outlets for 3.1 Phillip Lim, Martin Margiela and Tory Burch and Korean designer Son Jung-wan.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2PM opens 2PM Zone at Apgujeong Rodeo Station . 13 May 2013 . Star News . 2 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055345/http://star.mt.co.kr/stviewEng.php?type=3&no=2013050208122299562 . 8 August 2014 .
  2. News: Lee. Sun-min. 2PM opens section in G+ Star Zone. 11 June 2013. Korea JoongAng Daily. 3 May 2013. https://archive.today/20130620211351/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2970981. 20 June 2013. usurped.
  3. Web site: Cheongdamdong Street (청담동거리). Korea Tourism Organization. April 11, 2013. December 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203093956/http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1389275. dead.
  4. Web site: Cheongdam-dong Fashion (Celebrity) Street, Gangnam . Visit Seoul . Seoul City Tourism . April 11, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014113717/http://www.visitseoul.net/en/article/article.do?_method=view&m=0003001005007&p=03&art_id=228&lang=en&tab=info . October 14, 2014 .