Gangdong station explained

Gangdong station should not be confused with Gangdong-gu Office station.

Native Name:강동 (강동성심병원)
Gangdong
(Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital)
Line Name:Line 5
Station Number:548
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:강동역
Mr:Kangdong-yŏk
Rr:Gangdong-yeok
Address:1099 Cheonhodaero, 447 Cheonho 3-dong,
Gangdong-gu, Seoul[1]
Operator:Seoul Metro
Platforms:2
Tracks:3
Structure:Underground
Opened:November 15, 1995

Gangdong Station (강동역, 江東驛, river east station) is a station on Seoul Subway Line 5. The line branches off to the northeast and the southeast at this point, with Gil-dong station to the northeast and Dunchon-dong station to the southeast. Cheonho station precedes it on the west.[2] [3]

history

November 15, 1995: Business began with the opening of the section between Wangsimni Station and Sangil-dong Station on Seoul Subway Line 5.March 30, 1996: It became a transfer station with the opening of the Gangdong Station to Macheon Station section of Line 5’s Macheonji Line.August 1, 2016: Bugi station name changed to Gangdong Sacred Heart Hospital.August 2019: Bugi station name deleted due to expiration of contract period.

Station layout

GStreet levelExit
L1
Concourse
LobbyCustomer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound← toward Banghwa (Cheonho)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound toward Hanam Geomdansan (Gil-dong)
toward Macheon (Dunchon-dong)

Around the station

References

37.5358°N 127.1322°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 강동역. Doopedia. 2019-07-24. Korean.
  2. Web site: Search: Gangdong. 2019-07-22. Seoul Metro.
  3. Web site: 강동역. 서울지명사전. 2019-07-24. Korean.