Jungang station (Ansan)
Jungang Station is a railway station on Seoul Subway Line 4 and the Suin–Bundang Line in Ansan, South Korea. Its substation name is Seoul Institute of the Arts. It is a busy station located close to the Ansan Express Bus Terminal.[1]
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| Revised Romanization | Jung-ang-yeok | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Chungang-yŏk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 167-378 Gojan-dong, 918 Jungangdaero, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Korail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 4 Suin–Bundang Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Aboveground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| October 25, 1988[1] | Line 4 opened | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 12, 2020 | Suin–Bundang Line opened | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Sinansan Line will connect Jungang Station to Yeouido Station in 2023.[2]
Station layout
| L2 Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Southbound | Ansan Line toward Oido (Gojan) (Local) or (Choji) (Express) → | |
| Northbound | ← Ansan Line toward Danggogae (Hanyang Univ. at Ansan) (Local) or (Sangnoksu) (Express) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| G | Street level | Exit |
Station information
Nearby universities include Seoul Institute of the Arts (substation name), and Korea Hotel Tourism College, a vocational school, is a two-minute walk away.
It is near this station where Ansan citizens gather when they want to drink and play in downtown Ansan. In addition, Ansan Bus Terminal is about a 10-minute walk from this station.
If you exit Jungang Station, there is an underground road crossing Jungang-daero, and if you cross the underground road and go to the stairs on the right, you will find Burger King.
References
- "중앙역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- 김, 하나 (2015-08-26). "안산~여의도 신안산선 착공 확정, 서부권 부동산 시장 '기대감'". Archived from the original on 2016-04-05.
