Wangsimni Station

Wangsimni Station
Korean name
Hangul 왕십리역
Hanja 往十里驛
Revised Romanization Wangsimni-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Wangsimni-yŏk
Railway Services
Daily ridership Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 35,958[1]
Line 5: 12,460[1]
Jungang Line:[2] 21,298[1]
Line 2
← Sangwangsimni Hanyang University →
Station number 208
Address 246 Haengdang 1-dong,
Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Coordinates 37°33′40.3″N 127°2′15.8″E / 37.561194°N 127.037722°E / 37.561194; 127.037722Coordinates: 37°33′40.3″N 127°2′15.8″E / 37.561194°N 127.037722°E / 37.561194; 127.037722
Date opened September 16, 1983[3]
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 2 / 2
Operator Seoul Metro
Line 5
← Haengdang Majang →
Station number 540
Address 192 Haengdang-dong,
Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Date opened November 15, 1995[3]
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 2 / 2
Operator SMRT
Gyeongui–Jungang Line
← Eungbong Cheongnyangni →
Station number K116
Address 168-1 Haengdang 1-dong,
Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Date opened October 15, 1911[3]
Type Aboveground
Platforms/tracks 2 / 4
Operator Korail
Bundang Line
Terminus Seoul Forest →
Station number K210
Address 168-1 Haengdang 1-dong,
Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Date opened October 6, 2012[3]
Type Aboveground
Operator Korail
Exit 8 in 2005.
Exit 12 in 2014.

Wangsimni Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 5, the Gyeongwon Line, and the Bundang Line. It is located in Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul.

The name of the station, "Wangsimni," is related to a historical account dating from 14th century Korea. After establishing and becoming the first king of the Joseon dynasty, Yi Seong-gye presented the great Buddhist monk Muhak with the task of finding a site for the new capital. After searching for a suitable place, the monk stopped and saw an old farmer passing by on his ox. The farmer pointed toward the northwest and said to him, wangsimni (往十里), literally meaning 'go ten more li (li = a unit measure that equals to one-third of a mile).' The startled Muhak went to the northwest as he was told and ended up at the southern foot of Mt. Bugak, where Gyeongbokgung now stands. This was how Hanyang (present-day Seoul) was born.

Station layout

Korail

↑ Cheongnyangni / ↑ (Termination
platform)
| １２ | | ３４ |
Eungbong↓ / Seoul Forest↓
1 ●Jungang Line For Cheongnyangni, Deokso, Yongmun
ITX-Choengchun For Cheongnyangni, Chuncheon
2 ●Jungang Line, ITX-Choengchun For Oksu, Hannam, Yongsan
3 ●Bundang Line Termination platform
4 ●Bundang Line For Seolleung, Jukjeon, Mangpo

Seoul Metro

Sangwangsimni ↑
Inner | | Outer
↓ Hanyang University
Inner ●Line 2 For Seonsu, Sports Complex, Samseong, Seoul National University
Outer ●Line 2 For Euljiro 1-ga, Hongik University, Sindorim

SMRT

Haengdang ↑
E/B | | W/B
↓ Majang
Westbound ●Line 5 For Yeouido, Gimpo Airport, Banghwa
Eastbound ●Line 5 For Gunja, Cheonho, Sangil-dong, Macheon

Bitplex

In September 2008, Wangsimni station was remodeled to a private invested station. This station became multiplex space with several major features down below.

Surroundings

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ↑ with Bundang Line
  3. 1 2 3 4 "왕십리역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-08-30.

External links

Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward City Hall
 Line 2
toward Chungjeongno
toward Banghwa
 Line 5
toward Sangil-dong or Macheon
toward Munsan
 Gyeongui–Jungang Line
toward Yongmun
Terminus Bundang Line
toward Suwon
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