Hangul 남태령역 Revised Romanization Namtaeryeong-yeok Operated by Seoul Metro Platforms in use 1 | Hanja 南泰嶺驛 McCune–Reischauer Namt'aeryŏng-yŏk Opened 1 April 1994 Tracks 2 | |
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Location 2909 Bangbae 2-dong,
Seocho-gu, Seoul Address Bangbae 2(i)-dong, Seoul, South Korea Similar Seonbawi Station, Danggogae Station, Government Complex Gwacheo, Gwacheon Station, Oido Station | ||
Namtaeryeong Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 4. It is the southernmost station on Line 4 that is operated by Seoul Metro.
The name of this station literally means "great southern pass," referring to a passageway linking Seoul and Gwacheon, between Mt. Gwanak and Mt. Umyeon.
Most of the provincial railways in South Korea were built with Japanese expertise when Korea was under Japanese rule. Trains still run on the left hand side of the track on these railways. But the Seoul Subway, which was constructed much later in the 1970s, ran on the right hand track. Therefore, between Namtaeryeong and Seonbawi Stations, where the two lines connect, the underground tracks must cross over from right hand drive in Namtaeryeong to left hand drive in Seonbawi.