Jongno 3-ga Station

Jongno 3-ga Station
Korean name
Hangul 종로3가역
Hanja 鍾路3街驛
Revised Romanization Jongnosamga-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Chongnosamga-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily ridership Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 72,780[1]
Line 3: 19,055[1]
Line 5: 26,250[1]
Line 1
← Jongno 5-ga Jonggak →
Station number 130
Address 61-68 Jongno 3-ga,
129 Jongno Jiha,
Jongno-gu, Seoul[2]
Coordinates 37°34′12″N 126°59′30″E / 37.57000°N 126.99167°E / 37.57000; 126.99167Coordinates: 37°34′12″N 126°59′30″E / 37.57000°N 126.99167°E / 37.57000; 126.99167
Date opened August 15, 1974[2]
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 2 / 2
Operator Seoul Metro
Line 3
← Anguk Euljiro 3-ga →
Station number 329
Address 59 Myo-dong,
30 Donhwamunno Jiha,
Jongno-gu, Seoul[2]
Date opened October 18, 1985[2]
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 1 / 2
Operator Seoul Metro
Line 5
← Gwanghwamun Euljiro 4-ga →
Station number 534
Address 46 Donui-dong,
26 Donhwamunno 11-gil Jiha,
Jongno-gu, Seoul[2]
Date opened December 30, 1996[2]
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 1 / 2
Operator SMRT

Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station is an underground station on lines 1, 3 and 5 of the Seoul Subway in South Korea.

In December 2010 the station is recorded as having the fifth highest WiFi data consumption of all the Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, following Express Bus Terminal Station, Sadang Station, Dongdaemun Station and Jamsil Station.[3]

Station layout

G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse		 Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Line 1 platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → Line 1 toward Incheon or Sinchang (Jonggak) →
Northbound ← Line 1 toward Soyosan (Jongno 5 (o)-ga)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
L3
Line 3 platform		 Northbound ← Line 3 toward Daehwa (Anguk)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → Line 3 toward Ogeum (Euljiro 3 (sam)-ga) →
L4
Line 5 platform		 Westbound ← Line 5 toward Banghwa (Gyeongbokgung)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Line 5 toward Sangil-dong or Macheon (Euljiro 4 (sa)-ga) →

History

The station opened to Line 1 services on August 15, 1974. On October 18, 1985, services on Line 3 began stopping at Jongno 3 Ga, and on December 30, 1996, Line 5 trains began calling here.

Entrances

The following places are accessible from this station's exits as listed.

Tourism

In January 2013, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, which operates this line, published free guidebooks in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which features eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers. The tours are designed with different themes, e.g. Korean traditional culture, which goes from this station to Anguk Station and Gyeongbokgung Station on line No 3 that showcases antique shops and art galleries of Insa-dong.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "종로3가역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Seoul Subway Line No. 2 Becomes Major WiFi Hotspot". Chosun Ilbo. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Kwon, Sang-soo (26 January 2013). "Free guide for Seoul’s subway riders". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Soyosan
 Line 1
toward Incheon or Sinchang
toward Daehwa
 Line 3
toward Ogeum
toward Banghwa
 Line 5
toward Sangil-dong or Macheon
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