Express Bus Terminal station

고속터미널
Express Bus Terminal
고속터미널
Express Bus Terminal
고속터미널
Express Bus Terminal
Station Platform (Line 7)
Korean name
Hangul
고속터미널역
Hanja
터미널
Revised RomanizationGosokteomineollyeok
McCune–ReischauerKosokt'ŏminŏllyŏk
General information
Location188 Sinbanpo-ro, 19-11 Banpo-dong
Seocho-gu, Seoul[1]
Coordinates37°30′21″N 127°00′16″E / 37.50594°N 127.00447°E / 37.50594; 127.00447
Operated bySeoul Metro
Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation
Line(s)     Line 3
     Line 7
     Line 9
Platforms6
Tracks6
ConnectionsSeoul Express Bus Terminal(Gyeongbu line)
Central City Bus Terminal(Honam Line)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
October 18, 1985[1]     Line 3 opened
August 1, 2000[1]     Line 7 opened
July 24, 2009[1]     Line 9 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 3: 114,585[2]
Line 7: 37,174[2]
Line 9: 21,823[2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Jamwon
towards Daehwa
Line 3 Seoul National University of Education
towards Ogeum
Banpo
towards Jangam
Line 7 Naebang
towards Seongnam
Sinbanpo
towards Gaehwa
Line 9 Sapyeong
Dongjak Line 9
Express
Sinnonhyeon

Express Bus Terminal Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 3, Line 7, and Line 9. The stations are located in the Greater Gangnam Area, Banpo-dong, Seocho District, Seoul, Korea.[3][1]

It is located underneath the Seoul Express Bus Terminal (a.k.a. Gangnam Bus Terminal). There are several stores, including clothing and book stores, located throughout the station. The station also offers free internet access. According to KT-published statistics in December 2010, the station was the network's most popular WiFi hotspot of all Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, followed by Sadang Station, Dongdaemun Station, Jamsil Station and Jongno 3-ga Station. On November 19, 2010, the network's WiFi traffic at the station peaked at 23 gigabytes.[4]

This station is one of the most crowded subway stations in the country, along with Gangnam station, Jamsil, Samseong, Sindorim, and Sillim Station.[5]

The newly renovated Shinsegae department store is now connected from exit 8 into the famille street food section.

  1. ^ a b c d e 고속터미널역 (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ^ "Express Bus Terminal (Line 3)". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  4. ^ "Seoul Subway Line No. 2 Becomes Major WiFi Hotspot". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. ^ Friday and Gangnam station attract the largest number of passengers, Money Today, August 7, 2005. (in Korean)