Apgujeongrodeo Station

Apgujeongrodeo Station
Korean name
Hangul	압구정로데오역
Hanja	狎鷗亭로데오驛
Revised Romanization	Apgujeongrodeo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Apgujŏngrodeo-yŏk
Bundang Line
← Seoul Forest Gangnam-gu Office →
Station number	K212
Address	under 402 Apgujeongro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Coordinates	37°31′39″N 127°02′26″E / 37.52763°N 127.04063°ECoordinates: 37°31′39″N 127°02′26″E / 37.52763°N 127.04063°E
Date opened	October 6, 2012
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 2
Operator	Korail

Apgujeongrodeo Station is a station on the Bundang Line, a commuter rail line of Korail.

From 2 May to 31 July 2013, the station hosted the 2PM G+Star Zone exhibition, featuring boyband 2PM, as part of the G+Dream Project by Gangnam-gu Office for disadvantaged youth.^[1][2]

Vicinity

Galleria Department Store Luxury hall has a direct underground link with the station. The 760-meter-long section of main street Apgujeong-ro, that runs from this station at Galleria Department Store to Cheongdam crossroad, has been dubbed the 'Cheongdam Fashion Street' or 'Cheongdamdong Street of Luxury Goods'. It is lined with stores of luxury brands, such as Ermenegildo Zegna, Salvatore Ferragamo, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Burberry, as well as outlets for 3.1 Phillip Lim, Martin Margiela and Tory Burch and Korean designer Son Jung-wan.^[3][4]

References

1. "2PM opens 2PM Zone at Apgujeong Rodeo Station". Star News. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
2. Lee, Sun-min (3 May 2013). "2PM opens section in G+ Star Zone". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
3. "Cheongdamdong Street (청담동거리)". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
4. "Cheongdam-dong Fashion (Celebrity) Street, Gangnam". Visit Seoul. Seoul City Tourism. Retrieved 11 April 2013.