Ichon station
Metro station in Seoul, South Korea
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Ichon (National Museum of Korea) Station (Korean: 이촌역) is a station in Yongsan District, Seoul on Seoul Subway Line 4 and the Gyeongui–Jungang Line.[2][1] This station is the closest to the National Museum of Korea, situated in the interior of Yongsan Family Park. It also serves eastern Ichon-dong, home to the largest Japanese community in South Korea with some 1,300 Japanese residents.
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 Line 4 platform | |||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 이촌역 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 二村驛 | ||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Ichonnyeok | ||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Ich'onnyŏk | ||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Ichon-ro 71-gil 42, 83 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul[1][2][3] | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°31′21″N 126°58′23″E | ||||||||
| Operator | Seoul Metro Korail | ||||||||
| Lines | Line 4 Gyeongui–Jungang Line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||
| October 18, 1985[3] | Line 4 opened | ||||||||
| December 9, 1978[2] | Line 1 opened | ||||||||
| December 16, 2005 | Gyeongui–Jungang Line began service, replacing Line 1 | ||||||||
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The Line 4 station is located in Yongsan-dong 5-ga and the Jungang Line station is located in Ichon-dong.
Line 4 station nameplate
Gyeongui-Jungang Line platform
Entrance
- Exit 1: Ward hall of Yongsan District
- Exit 2: Yongsan Family Park, Seobinggo-dong, National Museum of Korea - In case of overcrowding, use exit 1 instead
- Exit 3: Dongjak Bridge
- Exit 3-1: Ichon 1-dong, Sinyongsan Elementary School
- Exit 4: Townoffice of Ichon 1 dong, Jungkyung High School, Police office concerning Ichon 1-dong
- Exit 5: Yongsan tax office
