Seoul National University station explained

Seoul National University station should not be confused with Seoul National University of Education Station.

Native Name:서울대입구 (관악구청)
Seoul Nat'l Univ.
(Gwanak-gu Office)
Line Name:Line 2
Station Number:228
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:서울대입구
Hanja:서울
Mr:Sŏuldaeipku-yŏk
Rr:Seouldaeipgu-yeok
Address:979-2 Bongcheon-dong,
1822 Nambusunhwanno Jiha,
Gwanak-gu, Seoul[1]
Passengers:(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 107,086[2]
Operator:Seoul Metro
Platforms:1
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Opened:December 17, 1983

Seoul National University Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2, located in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu of southern Seoul. This station is also known as Gwanak-gu Office Station. There are eight exits, two at each corner of the crossroads – of Nambu Beltway (Nambusunhwan-ro) and Gwanak-ro – where the station lies beneath.

Seoul National University Station has one curved island platform, which is wide in the middle and narrow at both ends. The platform screen doors were installed for both tracks by 2006. Escalators are available between the platform and the waiting/ticketing area. Despite being named the Seoul National University Station, Seoul National University is actually approximately south of the station; it typically takes more than thirty minutes to reach the university on foot from the station.

In The Amazing Race 4, teams had to find this station (which was labeled only as Station 228) to obtain the next route marker.

Station layout

GStreet levelExit
L1
Concourse
LobbyCustomer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platform level
Inner loop← toward Chungjeongno (Bongcheon)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Outer loop toward City Hall (Nakseongdae)

Vicinity

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 서울대입구역. Doopedia. 2016-06-19. Korean.
  2. http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations