Gangdong station
![]() Station platform | |||||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||||
Hangul | 강동역 | ||||||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gangdong-yeok | ||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kangdong-yŏk | ||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 1099 Cheonhodaero, 447 Cheonho 3-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul[1] | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Seoul Metro | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 5 | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | November 15, 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
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Gangdong Station (강동역, 江東驛, river east station) is a station on Seoul Subway Line 5. The line branches off to the northeast and the southeast at this point, with Gil-dong station to the northeast and Dunchon-dong station to the southeast. Cheonho station precedes it on the west.[1][2][3]
history
[edit]November 15, 1995: Business began with the opening of the section between Wangsimni Station and Sangil-dong Station on Seoul Subway Line 5. March 30, 1996: It became a transfer station with the opening of the Gangdong Station to Macheon Station section of Line 5’s Macheonji Line. August 1, 2016: Bugi station name changed to Gangdong Sacred Heart Hospital. August 2019: Bugi station name deleted due to expiration of contract period.
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 (Cheonho) | |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | Line 5 toward Hanam Geomdansan (Gil-dong)→ Line 5 toward Macheon (Dunchon-dong)→ |
Around the station
[edit]- Dongshin Middle School
- Hallym University Gangdong Sacred Heart Hospital
- Gangdong Tax Office
- KT 강동지사
- 강동역sk리더스뷰 Scheduled for August 2026
References
[edit]37°32′09″N 127°07′56″E / 37.53583°N 127.13222°E