Gangnam station
{{Short description|Line 2 station on the Seoul Subway}}
{{infobox station
| name = {{Infobox station/Header SMS
|native_name =강남
|name =Gangnam
|line_name =Line 2
|station_number =222
}}
| mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
| hangul = 강남역
| hanja = 江南驛
| mr = Kangnam-yŏk
| rr = Gangnam-yeok
}}
| image = 20250513 2호선 강남역 역명판.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Station Sign (Line 2)
| address = 804 Yeoksam 2-dong,
303 Gangnamdaero Jiha,
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
| coordinates =
| passengers = (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 207,410[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= October 6, 2014 }}. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
Shinbundang Line: 19,856
| operator = Seoul Metro
Shinbundang Railroad Corporation
| lines = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=2|inline=yes}}
{{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=Shinbundang|inline=yes}}
| platforms = 4
| tracks = 4
| bus_routes =
| structure = Underground
| opened =
| years = December 23, 1982{{cite web|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1381588&cid=40942&categoryId=32190|script-title=ko:강남역|publisher=Doopedia|access-date=2 September 2015|language=ko}}
| events = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=2|inline=yes}} opened
| events2 = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=Shinbundang|inline=yes}} opened
| years3 =
| events3 =
| years4 =
| events4 =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Seoul Metropolitan Subway
|line1=2|left1=Yeoksam|right1=Seoul National University of Education
|line2=Shinbundang|left2=Sinnonhyeon|right2=Yangjae|to-left2=Sinsa
}}
}}
Gangnam station ({{Korean|hangul=강남역}}) is a station on Line 2 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located within the Greater Gangnam Area between the Gangnam and Seocho Districts of Seoul, South Korea. The station is the busiest station on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, serving over 70,000 daily passengers on average.{{Cite news |last=Yoon |first=Boram |date=10 May 2023 |script-title=ko:서울지하철 강남역 하루 7만명 이용…버스 최다는 고속터미널 |work=Yonhap News Agency |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230510065400004 |access-date=24 September 2023}}
This station serves as a crucial transfer point between Line 2 and buses to all over Seoul and southern Gyeonggi Province. It became the northern terminus of the Shinbundang Line on October 29, 2011 until May 28, 2022 when it was extended north to Sinsa, whereas the southern terminus being at Gwanggyo.
Both stations have two tracks and two side platforms.
History
- December 9, 1982 - [http://event.seoul.go.kr/snews/data/CN_MST/1982-941.pdf#page=5&view=FitV&scrollbar=1&toolbar=1&statusbar=1&messages=1&navpanes=1 The station name was decided to be 'Gangnam Station'].
- December 23, 1982 - Line 2 station completed.
- October 29, 2011 - Shinbundang Line station completed.
The station
The area surrounding the station is an important commercial and entertainment district. The station is located at the western end of Teheranno, home to many corporate headquarters and impressive towers, while the area immediately to the north of the station is densely packed with bars, restaurants and clubs. There are also many shops in the subway station below ground. In 2007, the area was the 10th most expensive shopping street in the world with an average rent of US$431 per square foot.{{cite web |url=http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/cwglobal/jsp/newsDetail.jsp?repId=c13400005p&LanId=EN&LocId=GLOBAL |publisher=Cushman & Wakefield Inc. |title=New York's Fifth Avenue tops the ranking of the world's most expensive shopping locations |date=14 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080825042438/http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/cwglobal/jsp/newsDetail.jsp?repId=c13400005p&LanId=EN&LocId=GLOBAL |archive-date=25 August 2008 }}
The section of Gangnam Boulevard from exit No.2 of this station to exit No.5 of Sinnonhyeon Station of Line 9 is designated as a smoke-free zone by the Gangnam District office.{{cite news|last=Kwon |first=Sang-soo |title=City designates area by COEX as smoke-free |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2959317 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209124604/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2959317 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=9 December 2012 |access-date=5 October 2012 |newspaper=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=12 September 2012 }}
Line 2 runs on the right hand track, whereas the Shinbundang Line runs on the left hand track; this is because the Shinbundang Line is a national railway line (which typically runs on the left), while Line 2 is a subway line (which typically runs on the right in Seoul). This can be confusing to tourists making a transfer here, as many tourists are accustomed to riding on either the left-hand track or the right-hand track.
Station layout
| table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|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 |
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=50|L1 Concourse |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=100|Lobby |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=390|Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|L2 Platform level |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the right |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Inner loop
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|2}} toward Chungjeongno (Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education) |
| Outer loop
|{{0|→}} {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|2}} toward City Hall (Yeoksam) → |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the right |
| style="border-top:solid 0 gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|L3 Platform level |style="border-top:solid 0gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the left |
| Southbound
|{{0|→}} Shinbundang Line toward Gwanggyo (Yangjae) → |
| 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|← Shinbundang Line toward {{stn|Sinsa}} ({{stn|Sinnonhyeon}}) |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the left |
Passenger load
In 2007, it was the busiest subway station in the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system, with approximately 123,000 daily passengers using it on average.[http://www.moneytoday.co.kr/view/mtview.php?type=1&no=2007080714075187464 Friday and Gangnam station attract the largest number of passengers], Money Today, August 7, 2005. {{in lang|ko}}
In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 Administrative divisions across the country, it reported that Gangnam station had a daily average of 110,129 people boarding and 114,338 people alighting the subway. Making this the busiest public transit stop, with more than 100,000 people every day.{{cite news|title=Gangnam Busiest Subway Station in Korea|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/04/23/2012042300554.html|access-date=25 April 2012|newspaper=The Chosun Ilbo|date=23 April 2012}}
Vicinity
- Exit 1: KIPO Seoul Office, Yeoksam Tax Office
- Exit 8: Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarters)
- Exit 10 : Seoul Seocho Elementary School
- Exit 12 : Yeoksam Post Office, National Library for Children and Young Adults
The headquarters of South Korean skincare and cosmetics manufacturer Skin Food is in the DaeRyung Scecho Tower in Seocho-dong, Seocho District nearby to this station.{{cite web|title=Skin Food
References
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{{Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations|line2=yes|sinbundang=yes}}
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Category:Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations
Category:Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1982
Category:Metro stations in Gangnam District