Wangsimni station

208 왕십리 (성동구청) Wangsimni (Seongdong-gu Office) 540 왕십리 (성동구청) Wangsimni (Seongdong-gu Office) K116 왕십리 Wangsimni K210 왕십리 Wangsimni
Korean name
Hangul	왕십리역
Hanja	往十里驛
Revised Romanization	Wangsimni-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Wangsimni-yŏk
General information
Location	246 Haengdang 1-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Coordinates	37°33′40.3″N 127°2′15.8″E / 37.561194°N 127.037722°E / 37.561194; 127.037722
Operated by	Seoul Metro Korail
Line(s)	Line 2      Line 5      Gyeongui–Jungang Line      Suin–Bundang Line
Platforms	6
Tracks	8
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 towards Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon 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

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.