Station sign | |||||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 오목교역 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Omokgyo-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Omokkyo-yŏk | ||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 405-26 Mok 1-dong, 342 Omok-ro Jiha Yangcheon-gu, Seoul[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Seoul Metro | ||||||||||
| Line | Line 5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 12, 1996[1] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Omokgyo Station is a station in the west of Seoul on Seoul Subway Line 5.[1] It is considered the principal station of the affluent Mok-dong area, and the Hyperion Towers are right outside Exit 2. Mokdong Baseball Stadium, former home of the Korea Baseball Organization's Nexen Heroes, is a short walk from Exit 4. Broadcasting company SBS' headquarters is located nearby.[1] It is one of two stations close to the Seoul Immigration Office,[2] which is located near Exit 7.[3]
Station layout
[edit]| G | Street level | Exit |
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| L2 Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Line 5 toward Banghwa (Mok-dong) | |
| Eastbound | Line 5 toward Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon (Yangpyeong)→ | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Exits
[edit]Exit number 1 is named after Daehakhakwon, a preparatory educational institution (hagwon) that is designed to prepare high school graduates (Jaesusaengs) for the College Scholastic Ability Test known as Suneung. Exits number 2 and 5 connects with the mokdong branch of Hyundai Department Store, while exit number 3 connect with the Mokdong Stadium and exit number 4 with the Dongsin University Oriental center, a traditional korean medicine hospital.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "오목교역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ Immigration Bureau
- ^ "Immigration Guide". Sungkyungwan University. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ "서울 지하철 5호선 오목교역 지하철 시간표와 출구정보 및 버스노선 정보". subway.koreatriptips.com.
External links
[edit]- Seoul MRT's information on Omokgyo Station Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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