Ansan station

{{Short description|Metro station in Ansan, South Korea}}

{{infobox station

| name = {{Infobox station/Header Korail

|native_name=안산

|name =Ansan

|station_number =453

}}{{Infobox station/Header Korail

|native_name=안산

|name =Ansan

|station_number =K255

}}

| mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes

| hangul = 안산역

| hanja = 安山驛

| mr = Ansannyŏk

| rr = Ansannyeok

}}

| image = 20200911_안산역_승강장.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| address = 726-63 Wongok-dong,
462 Jungangdaero, Danwon-gu,
Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do{{cite web|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1383720&cid=40942&categoryId=32190|title=안산역|publisher=Doopedia|access-date=2018-03-14|language=ko}}

| coordinates = {{coord|37.32709|126.78845|format=dms|region:KR_type:railwaystation|display=title,inline}}

| passengers =

| operator = Korail

| lines = Ansan Line

| platforms = 2

| tracks = 4

| bus_routes =

| structure = Aboveground

| opened = October 25, 1988

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Seoul Metropolitan Subway

|line1=4|left1=Choji|right1=Singiloncheon

|line2=4|note-mid2=Express|left2=Choji|right2=Jeongwang|to-left2=Danggogae

|line3=Suin–Bundang|left3=Choji|right3=Singiloncheon|to-left3=Wangsimni or Cheongnyangni

}}

}}

Ansan station ({{Korean|hangul=안산|hanja=安山}}) is a subway station on Seoul Subway Line 4 and the Suin–Bundang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located in the Wongok neighborhood of Ansan, Korea and is one of multiple stations serving the city. Wongok-dong, where the station is located, is home to many foreign workers working at Banwol Industrial Complex as it is lined with multi-family houses that are convenient for transportation and can get rooms at low cost.

Before the extension of Line 4 to Oido station, Ansan station served as the line's terminus station. It is still a terminal station for some trains. It is located close to the factory section of the town. There are many restaurants and shops located around the station. Ansan has a large and growing foreign community living in this neighborhood and there are many foreign restaurants close to the station.

Station layout

table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=10 valign=top|L2
Platforms

|style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray; border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Southbound Local

|style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray; border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=390|{{0|→}} {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|4}} toward Oido (Singiloncheon)

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, right
Southbound Express

|{{0|→}} {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|4}} toward Oido (Jeongwang)

Northbound Express

|← {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|4}} toward Danggogae (Choji)

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, right
Northbound Local

|← {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|4}} toward Jinjeop (Choji)

table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=50|L1
Concourse

|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

table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|G

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390 valign=top|Exit

Passengers

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!rowspan="2"|Station

!colspan="7"|Passengersgenuine data from Seoul Metro(2006)

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|align="center"|Line 4 (Seoul Metro)

|align="right"| 14916

|align="right"| 13972

|align="right"| 14988

|align="right"| 15354

|align="right"| 11884

|align="right"| 11195

|align="right"| 11769

References

{{Commons category|Ansan Station}}

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