Gwanghwamun station

533 광화문 (세종문화회관) Gwanghwamun (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts)
Station Sign
Korean name
Hangul	광화문역
Hanja	光化門驛
Revised Romanization	Gwanghwamun-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kwanghwamun-yŏk
General information
Location	Sejongdaero Jiha 172, Sejong-ro 1-68 Jongno-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Line(s)	Line 5
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	December 30, 1996[1]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Seodaemun towards Banghwa Line 5 Jongno 3(sam)-ga towards Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon

Gwanghwamun Station (Korean: 광화문역) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in South Korea.^[2] It is not the closest subway station to the actual gate of Gwanghwamun, which it is named after. It is located next to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.

This station boasts the most traffic of all Line 5 stations.^[1]