Konkuk University station

건대입구
Konkuk Univ.
건대입구
Konkuk Univ.
Station nameplate (Line 2)
Korean name
Hangul
건대입구역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGeondaeipgu-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKŏndaeipku-yŏk
General information
Location243 Achasan-ro, 7-3 Hwayang-dong,
Gwangjin-gu, Seoul[1][2]
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 2
     Line 7
Platforms4
Tracks4
Bus routes240 721
2016 2222 2223 2224 3217 3220 4212
8133
102
6013
Key dates
October 31, 1980[2]     Line 2 opened
October 11, 1996[2]     Line 7 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 91,989[3]
Line 7: 38,877[3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Seongsu
Next counter-clockwise
Line 2 Guui
Next clockwise
Children's Grand Park
towards Jangam
Line 7 Jayang
towards Seongnam

Konkuk University Station (Korean: 건대입구역) is a rapid transit station on Seoul Subway Line 2 and Seoul Subway Line 7. It is located in Hwayang-dong in the Gwangjin-gu administrative district of Seoul. It is adjacent to Konkuk University from which it takes its name. Line 2 is serviced by an elevated platform while Line 7 is serviced by an underground platform. The station has connections to ten bus lines through its six exits as well as a connection to the airport shuttle bus.[4] The station services Hwayang-dong as well as Jayang-dong and Noyu-dong. The area around the station is mixed residential and small commercial businesses. Exits from the underground Line 7 platform open into Konkuk University and the adjacent Star City shopping and high-rise residential tower complex.[5]

  1. ^ "건대입구역" (in Korean). 서울지명사전. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  2. ^ a b c "건대입구역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  3. ^ a b Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  4. ^ "네이버 :: 교통". Naver. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  5. ^ "네이버 :: 교통". Naver. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2009.