Yangjae station
Yangjae (Seocho-gu Office) Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 and Shinbundang Line. It was the southern terminus of Line 3 until October 30, 1993, when the line was extended to Suseo station, and it became a transfer station with the Shinbundang Line on October 28, 2011. It is located in Yangjae-dong, Seocho and Gangnam District, Seoul.[1][2]
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 Station Sign (Line 3) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Yangjae-yeok | |||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Yangjae-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2585 Nambusunhwan-ro, 12-1 Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul[1][2] | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°29′04″N 127°02′02″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Seoul Metro Shinbundang Railroad Corporation | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 3 Shinbundang Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
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| October 18, 1985[1] | Line 3 opened | |||||||||||||||
| October 28, 2011[1] | Shinbundang Line opened | |||||||||||||||
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| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 3: 86,862[3] Shinbundang Line: 8,845[3] | ||||||||||||||||
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It serves as an important mass transit hub for commuters who travel between Seoul and suburban cities such as Bundang, Yongin, and Suwon.
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit |
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| L2 | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound | ← Line 3 toward Daehwa (Nambu Bus Terminal) | |
| Southbound | Line 3 toward Ogeum (Maebong) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| L3 | Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Southbound | Shinbundang Line toward Gwanggyo (Yangjae Citizen's Forest) → | |
| Northbound | ← Shinbundang Line toward Sinsa (Gangnam) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Vicinity
- Exit 1 : Hanjin Art Center
- Exit 2 : Yeongdong Middle School, Woosung APT
- Exit 3 : Eungseong Middle & Eungwang girls'High Schools
- Exit 4 : Eonju Elementary School
- Exit 5 : Seocho Social Welfare Center
- Exit 6 : Yangjae Il(1)-Dong
- Exit 7 : Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI)
- Exit 8 : Seocho District Office, Yangjae High School, Institute of Foreign Affairs & National Security
Nearby Areas of Interest
Citizens' Forest
Yangjae Citizens' Forest is located near Yangjae Tollgate on the Gyeongbu Expressway, the entrance to Seoul City. Built for the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Seoul Olympics, the land was prepared on July 1983 as part of Gaepo-dong Land Arrangement Plan. The construction of the Forest continued for about three years and completed on November 1986. The total area is 358,992 sq. meters. The park's major facilities include landscaped facilities, such as Grass Field, Octagonal Pavilion, and Pagora (wisteria trellis). The Forest also has sports facilities, such as tennis and basketball courts. Other major structures in the Forest include the Memorial Hall for Patriot Yun Bonggil, a parking lot, children's playground, and an outdoor wedding hall.
- Location: 236, Yangjae 2-dong
- Admission: Free
- Parking: capacity for 571 cars
- Yangjae station exit 7, 20 minutes walk or transfer to bus (get off at Yangjae Citizens' Forest).
- Yangjae Citizens' Forest
Yangjaecheon
Yangjaecheon is a 5.5 km long body of water that stretches from Gwanak-san through the southern area of Gangnam-gu. There are two swimming areas for kids, a number of stepping stone bridges to cross, and two sites for an ecosystem watch.
- Yangjae station exit 7, 18 minutes walk.
- Yangjae Stream
References
- "양재역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- "Yangjae". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
