Express Bus Terminal Station

Express Bus Terminal Station
Korean name
Hangul	고속터미널역
Hanja	高速터미널驛
Revised Romanization	Gosokteomineollyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kosokt'ŏminŏllyŏk
Railway Services
Daily ridership	Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 3: 114,585[1] Line 7: 37,174[1] Line 9: 21,823[1]
Line 3
← Jamwon Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education →
Station number	339
Address	162 Banpo 1-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
Coordinates	37°30′21″N 127°00′16″E / 37.50594°N 127.00447°ECoordinates: 37°30′21″N 127°00′16″E / 37.50594°N 127.00447°E
Date opened	October 18, 1985
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 2
Operator	Seoul Metro
Line 7
← Banpo Naebang →
Station number	734
Address	19-3 Banpo 4-dong, 176 Sinbanporo, Seocho-gu, Seoul
Date opened	August 1, 2000
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 2
Operator	SMRT
Line 9
← Sinbanpo Sapyeong →
Station number	923
Address	75 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
Date opened	July 24, 2009
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 2
Operator	Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation

Express Bus Terminal Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3, Line 7, and Line 9. Line 3, Line 7, and Line 9 stations are located in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul.

It is located underneath the Seoul Express Bus Terminal (aka Gangnam Bus Terminal). There are several stores, including clothing and book stores, located throughout the station. The station also offers free internet portals for browsing the web and checking e-mail, which are located by the number 3 line. According to KT-published statistics in December 2010, the station was the network's most popular WiFi hotspot of all Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, followed by Sadang Station, Dongdaemun Station, Jamsil Station and Jongno 3-ga Station. On November 19, 2010, the network's WiFi traffic at the station peaked at 23 gigabytes.^[2]

This station is one of the most crowded subway station in the country, along with Gangnam, Jamsil, Samseong, Sindorim, and Sillim Station^[3]

Station layout

Line 3

Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education ↑

S/B | | N/B

↓ Jamwon

Northbound	← ●Line 3 toward Daehwa
Southbound	→ ●Line 3 toward Ogeum →

Line 7

Banpo ↑

S/B | | N/B

↓ Naebang

Southbound	← ●Line 7 toward Bupyeong-gu Office
Northbound	→ ●Line 7 toward Jangam →

Line 9

Dongjak (express) ↑ Sinbanpo (local) ↑

S/B | | N/B

↓ Sinnonhyeon (express) ↓ Sapyeong (local)

Northbound	← ●Line 9 local toward Gaehwa ← ●Line 9 express toward Gimpo Int'l Airport
Southbound	→ ●Line 9 toward Sports Complex →

History

• October 18, 1985 : This station was opened on Line 3.
• August 1, 2000 : The Line 7 was opened, making this station a transfer point.
• July 24, 2009: The Line 9 was opened, thus adding another station in this transfer point.

Exits

• Exit 1 : Seoul Express Bus Terminal (Gyeongbu Line, Yeongdong Line)
• Exit 2 : Banpo Mido APT, Forwarding Agency
• Exit 3 : JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam
• Exit 4 : Catholic University of Korea
• Exit 5 : National Library of Korea, Seoul Palace Hotel
• Exit 6 : Jamwon Elementary School
• Exit 7 : Central City (Honam Line)
• Exit 8 : New Banpo APT, Hanshin APT
• Exit 8-1: Hangang Park
• Exit 8-2 : Banwon Elementary School

Vicinity

Central City is a national transportation metropolis because it covers two subway lines (No.3 and No.7) and there are many bus routes that go throughout the country from here. There are over 60 local bus service routes, airport limousine buses to Incheon International Airport and express buses connecting to almost 60 cities around Korea. Also within Central City is Shinsegye Department store, Marriott Hotel and Central Park. There are various facilities such as ceremony halls, Millennium Hall for large-scale events and other convenient facilities such as banks, clinics, a stock exchange, a post office and a large-scale parking lot. Central City is known as a complex building, which improved the status of Korean architectural culture, according to its complex cultural facilities. Central City is a high-quality shopping mall with ‘Marques Plaza’, 'Youngpoong Bookstore’, ‘Central 6 Cinema’ ‘Theme Park'. Within the complex, the World Food Court offers food from around the globe in an upscale, department store environment. Within Shinsegye Department Store, there are foreign clothing outlets including Banana Republic and The Gap, among others. Some of these shops have clothing that is imported from abroad, thus having "western" sizes that are difficult to find in Korea. Directions : At Express Bus Terminal (Seoul Subway Line No.3) Exit No.2 → Walk towards Honamseon → Entrance of Central City → Young Plaza (B1 floor) Express Bus Terminal (Seoul Subway Line No.3) Exit No.2 → Walk towards Shinsegye Department Store, Honamseon → Central City (1st floor)

Gangnam Express Bus Station Clothing Market: is an underground market with over 1,000 stores. It was opened in 1982 and located in Banpo-dong. It sells low price items such as clothes, wedding items, souvenirs, seasonal items, flowers, and electronics. It runs along entire city blocks and offer refuge during cold winters and humid summer.

Passengers

Station	Passengers[4]
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Line 3	47176	58695	61369	61451	62298	62343	62075
Line 7	7951	9262	9787	10985	12211	13499	14143

Gallery

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  Platform at Line 7

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  Platform at Line 9

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  Exit 8-2

References

1. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
2. "Seoul Subway Line No. 2 Becomes Major WiFi Hotspot". Chosun Ilbo. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
3. Friday and Gangnam station attract the largest number of passengers, Money Today, August 7, 2005. (Korean)
4. Data from 2006 formal customers all year around.