Wangsimni station

왕십리 (성동구청)
Wangsimni
(Seongdong-gu Office)
왕십리 (성동구청)
Wangsimni
(Seongdong-gu Office)
왕십리
Wangsimni
왕십리
Wangsimni
Korean name
Hangul
왕십리역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWangsimni-yeok
McCune–ReischauerWangsimni-yŏk
General information
Location246 Haengdang 1-dong,
Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Coordinates37°33′40.3″N 127°2′15.8″E / 37.561194°N 127.037722°E / 37.561194; 127.037722
Operated bySeoul Metro
Korail
Line(s)     Line 2
     Line 5
     Gyeongui–Jungang Line
     Suin–Bundang Line
Platforms6
Tracks8
Key dates
September 16, 1983[1]     Line 2 opened
November 15, 1995[1]     Line 5 opened
October 15, 2011[1]     Gyeongui–Jungang Line opened
October 6, 2012[1]     Suin–Bundang Line opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 35,958[2]
Line 5: 12,460[2]
Gyeongui–Jungang Line:[3] 21,298[2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Sangwangsimni
Next counter-clockwise
Line 2 Hanyang University
Next clockwise
Haengdang
towards Banghwa
Line 5 Majang
Eungbong
towards Munsan
Gyeongui–Jungang Line Cheongnyangni
towards Jipyeong
Gyeongui–Jungang Line
Gyeongui Express
Cheongnyangni
towards Yongmun
Oksu
towards Munsan
Gyeongui–Jungang Line
Jungang Express
Terminus Suin–Bundang Line
Most trains
Seoul-forest
towards Incheon
Cheongnyangni
Terminus
Suin–Bundang Line
Some trains
Exit 8 in 2005.
Exit 12 in 2014.

Wangsimni Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 5, Gyeongui–Jungang Line, and Suin–Bundang Line; most Suin–Bundang Line trains end service here, though a few daily services continue along the tracks used by the Gyeonggi-Jungang line to terminate at the next station, Cheongnyangni in northeastern Seoul. It is located in Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul.[4]

The name of the station, "Wangsimni", is related to a historical account dating from 14th century Korea. After establishing and becoming the first king of the Joseon dynasty, Yi Seong-gye presented the great Buddhist monk Muhak with the task of finding a site for the new capital. After searching for a suitable place, the monk stopped and saw an old farmer passing by on his ox. The farmer pointed toward the northwest and said to him, wangsimni (往十里), literally meaning 'go ten more li (li = a unit measure that equals to one-third of a mile).' The startled Muhak went to the northwest as he was told and ended up at the southern foot of Mt. Bugak, where Gyeongbokgung now stands. This was how Hanyang (present-day Seoul) was born.

  1. ^ a b c d 왕십리역 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
  2. ^ a b c Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ^ with Suin-Bundang Line
  4. ^ "왕십리역" (in Korean). 철도역 정보. Retrieved 2019-07-19.