Dongguk University Station

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Dongguk University Station [The Shilla Duty Free]
332; Dongguk University Station [The Shilla Duty Free]
Korean name
Hangul	동대입구역
Hanja	東大入口驛
Revised Romanization	Dongdaeipgu-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Tongdaeipku-yŏk
General information
Location	256 Donghoro Jiha, 189-2 Jangchung-dong 2-ga, ; Jung-gu, Seoul
Coordinates	37°33′33″N 127°00′20″E / 37.55903°N 127.00557°E
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Key dates
October 18, 1985	Line 3 opened
Passengers
	(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.; Line 3: 26,758

Dongguk University Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 located in Jangchung-dong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Seoul. As its name indicates, it serves the nearby Dongguk University. In addition, Jangchung Gymnasium, an indoor sports arena most famous for hosting ssireum (Korean wrestling) matches on holidays, is outside Exit 5. It is also the closest station to Shilla Hotel.^[3]

Station layout

G

Street level

Exit

L1
Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs

L2 Platform	Northbound	← Line 3 toward Daehwa (Chungmuro)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ Line 3 toward Ogeum (Yaksu) →

Vicinity

Jokbal Street

Jangchungdong (administrative name of this area) is famous for food shops serving Jokbal, Bindaetteok and Cola.

Jangchungdan Park

Entrance No.6 comes out in Janchungdan park with many paths and a roller-skating rink.

Street Stalls

There are many near entrance no. 2 serving for example Tteokbokki, Mandu and Sundaes.

References

^ ^a ^b "동대입구역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
^ "Dongguk Univ". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.

Preceding station	Seoul Metropolitan Subway			Following station
Chungmuro towards Daehwa		Line 3		Yaksu towards Ogeum

[doo-1] "동대입구역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-01-24.

[KTDB_smesrs-2] Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

[sm-3] "Dongguk Univ". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.

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