Gwanghwamun station
Train station in Seoul, South Korea
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Gwanghwamun Station (Korean: 광화문역) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in South Korea.[2] It is located next to the U.S. Embassy and, despite being named for the Gwanghwamun gate, it is not the closest subway station to it.
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| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 광화문역 | ||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Gwanghwamun-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwanghwamun-yŏk | ||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sejongdaero Jiha 172, Sejong-ro 1-68 Jongno-gu, Seoul[1] | ||||||||||
| Operator | Seoul Metro | ||||||||||
| Line | Line 5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 30, 1996[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 64,721 (2024) | |||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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This station has the highest traffic of all stations on Line 5.[1]
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit |
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| L2 Platforms |
Westbound | ← Line 5 toward Banghwa (Seodaemun) |
| Island platform, doors open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | Line 5 toward Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon (Jongno 3(sam)-ga)→ | |
Vicinity
- Exit 1: Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
- Exit 2: Embassy of the United States, Seoul, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Jongno District Office
- Exit 3: New Zealand Embassy of Korea
- Exit 4: Kyobo Building, Kyobo Book Centre[3] and Embassy of Colombia in Seoul[4]
- Exit 5: Cheonggyecheon and Kyobo Book Centre[5]
- Exit 6: Taiwan Embassy of Korea, Deoksu Elementary School
- Exit 9: Haechi Madang, an underground walkway that connects the station to Gwanghwamun Plaza[6][7][8]
Tourism
In January 2013, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, which operates the line, distributed free guidebooks at the station. These guidebooks were printed in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which feature eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers.[9]
Nearby tourist attractions include: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Cheonggyecheon and Kyobo Book Centre.[10]
