Dogok Station (Korean: 도곡역) is a station on Seoul Subway Line 3 and the Suin–Bundang Line in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.[1][2] This station serves one of the most affluent neighborhoods in Korea; the Samsung Tower Palace complex, which includes one of the tallest buildings in South Korea, has a direct passageway link with the station. Another set of high-wealth residential apartments - the Dongbu Centreville - is also linked by an underground passageway. Other nearby high-wealth apartments include Dogok Rexle complex and Daechi I-Park.
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| Korean name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 도곡역 | ||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Dogongnyeok | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Togongnyŏk | ||||||||
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| Location | 339-2 Dogok 2-dong, 2814 Nambusunhwanno Jiha, Gangnam-gu, Seoul[1][2] | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°29′26.99″N 127°3′19.38″E / 37.4908306°N 127.0553833°E | ||||||||
| Operated by | Seoul Metro Korail | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 3 Suin–Bundang Line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||
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| October 30, 1993[1] | Line 3 opened | ||||||||
| September 3, 2003[1] | Suin–Bundang Line opened | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 3: 17,579[3] Bundang Line: 8,487[3] | |||||||||
Due to pipes running underneath the 4-way road intersection at which this station is located, it is built deep underground. For example, the Bundang Line platform is 6 floors below ground level.[citation needed]
Vicinity edit
- Exit 1: Sookmyung Girls' High School, Seoul Daedo Elementary School, Dogok Rexle APT
- Exit 2: Dongbu Centreville APT, Raemian Daechi Palace APT
- Exit 3: Daecheong Middle School
- Exit 4: Samsung Tower Palace
References edit
- ^ a b c d "도곡역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ a b "Dogok". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ a b Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
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| Maebong towards Daehwa
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Line 3 | Daechi towards Ogeum
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| Hanti towards Wangsimni or Cheongnyangni
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Suin–Bundang Line | Guryong towards Incheon
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