Hyehwa station
Hyehwa Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 4 in Jongno-gu, Seoul.[2][1] It is located in the center of the area commonly known as Daehangno, and much of the ridership of this station comes from the nightlife scene. The Seoul National University Yongon campus, housing its Hospital and School of Medicine, is located to the southwest.
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| Korean name | |||
| Hangul | |||
| Hanja | |||
| Revised Romanization | Hyehwa-yeok | ||
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyehwa-yŏk | ||
| General information | |||
| Location | 120 Daehangno Jiha, Jongno-gu, Seoul[1] | ||
| Operated by | Seoul Metro | ||
| Line(s) | Line 4 | ||
| Platforms | 2 | ||
| Tracks | 2 | ||
| Construction | |||
| Structure type | Underground | ||
| Key dates | |||
| October 18, 1985[2] | Line 4 opened | ||
| Passengers | |||
| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 4: 89,716[3] | |||
The station was the center of the 2018-2019 Hyehwa Station protest to rally against discrimination of women and spy camera crimes.[4]
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit |
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| L2 Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound | ← Line 4 toward Jinjeop (Hansung Univ.) | |
| Southbound | Line 4 toward Oido (Dongdaemun) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Vicinity
- Exit 1 : The Holy Spirit Campus of the Catholic University of Korea, Dongseong Middle & High Schools
- Exit 2 : Marronnier Park, Korean National Open University
- Exit 3 : Seoul National University Hospital & Yeongeon Campus (Medical School)
- Exit 4 : Sungkyunkwan University, Changgyeonggung, Seoul Science High School, Hansung University Design campus
See also
References
- "Hyehwa (Line 4)". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- "혜화역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- "Women gather to protest biased investigations into hidden-camera incidents". english.hani.co.kr. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
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| Preceding station | Seoul Metropolitan Subway | Following station | ||
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| Hansung University towards Jinjeop |
Line 4 | Dongdaemun towards Oido | ||
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