Korean name | |
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Hangul | 금정역 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Geumjeong-yeok |
McCune–Reischauer | Kŭmjŏng-yŏk |
General information | |
Location | 750 Gunporo 87-1 Geumjeong-dong, Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do[1][2] |
Operated by | Korail |
Line(s) | Line 1 Line 4 |
Platforms | 6 |
Tracks | 10 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Aboveground |
Key dates | |
October 25, 1988[1][2] | Line 1 opened |
April 1, 1994[1] | Line 4 opened |
Passengers | |
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1:[3] 58,326[4] |
Geumjeong Station is a ground-level metro station on lines 1 and 4 of the Seoul Subway network in South Korea. The station is in Gunpo, a city approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, between the cities of Anyang and Suwon. The name means that the land is covered with waves everywhere and that the water wets women's clothes.[5]
Geumjeong is an important transfer point for passengers travelling to and from southern and western Gyeonggi Province to Seoul Grand Park and Seoul Racecourse Park. The tracks are aligned to allow passengers to transfer between lines 1 and 4 on the same platform.
On December 30, 2019, there was an additional stop at Geumjeong Station on Line 1.