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Gwanghwamun Station

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Hangul
  
광화문역

Revised Romanization
  
Gwanghwamun-yeok

Operated by
  
SMRT

Platforms in use
  
1

Hanja
  
光化門驛

McCune–Reischauer
  
Kwanghwamun-yŏk

Opened
  
30 December 1996

Tracks
  
2

Gwanghwamun Station

Location
  
83 Doryeom-dong,12 Sejongdaero 23 gil,Jongno-gu, Seoul

Address
  
Sejongno, Seoul, South Korea

Similar
  
Gwanghwamun, Jonggak Station, Gyeongbokgung Station, City Hall Station, Seodaemun Station

Seoul metro tour gwanghwamun station


Gwanghwamun Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in South Korea. It is not the closest subway station to the actual gate of Gwanghwamun, for which it is named. It is located next to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.

Contents

This station boasts the most traffic of all Line 5 stations.

Gwanghwamun station


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 and Embassy of Colombia in Seoul
  • Exit 5: Cheonggyecheon and Kyobo Book Centre
  • Exit 6: Taiwan Embassy of Korea, Deoksu Elementary School
  • Exit 9: Haechi Madang, an underground walkway that connects the station to Gwanghwamun Plaza

    • Tourism

    In January 2013, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, which operates the line, distributed free guidebooks from the station. These were printed in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which features eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers.

    Nearby tourist attractions include: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Cheonggyecheon and Kyobo Book Centre.

    References

    Gwanghwamun Station Wikipedia
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