Anguk station#Tourism
{{Short description|Station of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway}}
{{infobox station
| name = {{Infobox station/Header SMS
|native_name =안국 (현대건설)
|name =Anguk
(Hyundai E & C)
|line_name =Line 3
|station_number =328
}}
| mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
| hangul = 안국역
| hanja = 安國驛
| mr = An'gungnyŏk
| rr = Angungnyeok
}}
| image = Anguk Station 20230402 004.jpg
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| caption =
| address = 148 Anguk-dong,
62 Yulgongno Jiha,
Jongno District, Seoul{{cite web|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1383719&cid=40942&categoryId=32190|title=안국역|publisher=Doopedia|accessdate=2017-01-23|language=Korean}}
| coordinates = {{coord|37.57644|126.98543|source:kowiki_region:KR|format=dms|display=title,inline}}
| passengers = (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 3: 55,085[http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080247/http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418 |date=2014-10-06 }}. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
| operator = Seoul Metro
| lines = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=3|inline=yes}}
| platforms = 1
| tracks = 2
| bus_routes =
| structure = Underground
| opened =
| events = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=3|inline=yes}} opened
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Anguk station ({{Korean|hangul=안국|hanja=安國}}), also known as Hyundai E & C station ({{Korean|hangul=현대건설}}), is a subway station on the Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located in the Anguk neighborhood of Jongno District, Seoul{{cite web|url=http://dmzap1.seoulmetro.co.kr/station/eng/stationinfo.action?eng=Y&searchValue=&stationId=0318&mainLine=3|title=Anguk|publisher=Seoul Metro|accessdate=2017-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202082809/http://dmzap1.seoulmetro.co.kr/station/eng/stationinfo.action?eng=Y&searchValue=&stationId=0318&mainLine=3|archive-date=2017-02-02|url-status=dead}} and is the nearest subway station to the Insa and Samcheong neighborhoods. The station is also near the ancient royal residence of Unhyeongung.
Station layout
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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|G |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=390 valign=top|Exit |
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=50|L1 |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=100|Lobby |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=390|Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs Automatic photo machines |
| table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=10 valign=top|L2 |style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Northbound |style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|3}} toward Daehwa (Gyeongbokgung) |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Island platform, doors will open on the left |
| Southbound
|{{0|→}} {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|3}} toward Ogeum (Jongno 3(sam)-ga) → |
Vicinity
- Exit 1 : Deokseong Girls' Middle & High Schools. Jeongdok Public Library
- Exit 2 : Jaedong Elementary School
- Exit 3 : Changdeokgung, Hyundai Mobis Headquarters
- Exit 4 : Unhyeongung, Nakwon Sangka
- Exit 5 : Seoul Elderly Welfare Center
- Exit 6 : Jongno Police Station, Insadong
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 Jongno 3-ga Station to this station and Gyeongbokgung Station on line No 3 that showcases antique shops and art galleries of Insa-dong.{{cite news|last=Kwon |first=Sang-soo |title=Free guide for Seoul's subway riders |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2966140 |accessdate=27 January 2013 |newspaper=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=26 January 2013 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412000655/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2966140 |archivedate=12 April 2013 }}
In March 2018
Anguk Station of Seoul Subway Line 3 will be transformed into a history of independence movement themes for the first time in Korea.
Seoul City is the only one among 950 subway and urban railway stations nationwide to mark the 99 years of the March 1 Independence Movement theme history
The four-story platform section of Anguk Station will contain the achievements and quotations of 80 independence activists including Kim Gu, Ahn Jung-geun, Yoon Bong-gil, Yoo Gwan-sun and Lee Bong-chang. The second and third basement floors of this year will also be built with independence movement and temporary government as the theme of the exhibition and rest area.
References
{{Commons category|Anguk Station}}
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{{Adjacent stations|system1=Seoul Metropolitan Subway
|line1=3|left1=Gyeongbokgung|right1=Jongno 3(sam)-ga
}}
{{Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations|line3=yes}}
Category:Metro stations in Jongno District
Category:Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations