Euljiro 1(il)-ga station
Train station in South Korea
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Euljiro 1(il)-ga (Korean: 을지로입구역) is a station on the Line 2 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is found on the north end of the Myeongdong shopping district and is the station closest to the main branch of the Lotte Department Store.[3]
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| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 을지로입구역 | ||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Euljiro-ipgu-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭljiro-ipku-yŏk | ||||||||||
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| Location | 42 Euljiro Jiha, 89-1 Euljiro 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul[1] | ||||||||||
| Operator | Seoul Metro | ||||||||||
| Line | Line 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | September 16, 1983[1] | ||||||||||
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| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 2: 104,561[2] | |||||||||||
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The station's name in Korean (Euljiro-ipgu) does not match its English name. This is because Seoul Metro often omits the -ipgu suffix in its translations, and simply having the station be named Euljiro would have confused it with Euljiro 3(sam)-ga and Euljiro 4(sa)-ga stations.
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit |
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| L2 Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound | ← Line 2 toward City Hall (City Hall) | |
| Southbound | Line 2 toward Chungjeongno (Euljiro 3(sam)-ga) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
