Gwanghwamun station
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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.
Quick Facts 533 광화문 (세종문화회관)Gwanghwamun(Sejong Center for the Performing Arts), Korean name ...
Korean name | |||||||||||
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Hangul | 광화문역 | ||||||||||
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Revised Romanization | Gwanghwamun-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kwanghwamun-yŏk | ||||||||||
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Location | Sejongdaero Jiha 172, Sejong-ro 1-68 Jongno-gu, Seoul[1] | ||||||||||
Operated by | Seoul Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 5 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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Opened | December 30, 1996[1] | ||||||||||
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This station boasts the most traffic of all Line 5 stations.[1]