Banpo station explained

Native Name: 반포 Banpo Line Name: Line 7 Station Number: 733
Mlanguage:	Child: yes Hangul: 반포역 Mr: Panp'o-yŏk Rr: Banpo-yeok
Address:	103 Jamwon-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
Operator:	Seoul Metro
Platforms:	2
Tracks:	2
Structure:	Underground
Years:	August 1, 2000
Events:	opened

Banpo Station is a metro station on Seoul Subway Line 7 located in Jamwon-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. Despite its name, the station is not located in Banpo-dong, but instead in Jamwon. It has 6 entrances that they are all right side entrance and they have screen doors right before entering the train. It takes 4~8 minutes between 2 trains and next stations are Nonhyeon and Seoul Express Bus Terminal. It is only 500m long between Banpo station and two other Stations next to it. The station number is 733.

Station layout

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S/B N/B
↓

Southbound	← toward
Northbound	toward →

Vicinity

• Exit 1 : Wonchon Elementary & Middle Schools
• Exit 2 : Way to Banpo 1 dong
• Exit 3 : Junction of Express Bus Terminal, townoffice of Banpo 1 dong
• Exit 4 : Junction of Express Bus Terminal, townoffice of Banpo 1 dong (opposite side from Exit 4)
• Exit 5 : Kyongwon Middle School
• Exit 6 : Jamwon-dong, Banpo Social Welfare Center

Places around station

• New Town
• Banpo Xi Apartment
• Donga Apartment
• Kyongwon Middle School
• Seoul Express Bus Terminal
• Banpo Bus Station

History

SMRT built Banpo Station and they started to run Banpo Station on August 1, 2000. Banpo Station started to run when line number 7 started.

References

• Web site: Banpo Station (반포역) Line 7 – Station #733. Seoul Suburban. 20 September 2011. 3 March 2016.
• Web site: Naver. 18 May 2015.
• Web site: shiitake. 6 January 2014.
• Web site: Stationman. 7 September 2013.

37.5081°N 127.0117°W

Notes and References

1. Original data from Seoul Metro (2006)