City Hall station (Seoul)
Train station in Seoul, South Korea
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City Hall Station is a station on Seoul Subway lines 1 (Blue Line) and 2 (Green Line). Despite being regarded as a terminus of Line 2, it is not actually true terminus despite its position as the first station of Line 2. As its name suggests, Seoul City Hall is located right next to the station. Deoksugung, a historic palace of the Joseon dynasty, is on the other side of the boulevard named Taepyeongno.
Line 1 station nameplate
Line 2 station nameplate
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 Station Platform (Line 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 시청역 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 市廳驛 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Sicheongyeok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Sich'ŏngyŏk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Taepyeongno 1-ga 31, Jung-gu, Seoul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°33′53″N 126°58′37″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Seoul Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Line 1 Line 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 15, 1974 ( )May 22, 1984 (  ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Daily) Based on Jan–Dec of 2012 Line 1: 44,594[1] Line 2: 51,185[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Places
Seoul Museum of Art is also nearby. The museum has hosted many special exhibitions, including those of the works of van Gogh, Monet, and René Magritte.[2] The head offices of three daily newspapers, The Chosun Ilbo, The Dong-A Ilbo and Kyunghyang Shinmun, are near the city hall. Seoul Plaza Hotel is located across from the city hall.
