Dongdaemun station

Not to be confused with Dongdaemun History & Culture Park station.

Dongdaemun station (Korean: 동대문역) station is a station on Line 1 and Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Sometimes called Dong Station, it is named after one of the Four Great Gates of the circular wall surrounding ancient Seoul, and is situated on the eastern end of Jongno ("Bell Street"). This station is also close to Dongdaemun Market.^[3]

128 동대문 Dongdaemun 421 동대문 Dongdaemun
Station Platform (Line 4)
Korean name
Hangul	동대문역
Hanja	東大門驛
Revised Romanization	Dongdaemun-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Tongdaemun-yŏk
General information
Location	552 Changsin 1-dong, 302 Jongno Jiha, Jongno-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Line(s)	Line 1      Line 4
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Key dates
August 15, 1974[1]	Line 1 opened
October 18, 1985[1]	Line 4 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 34,446[2] Line 4: 55,294[2]
Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Dongmyo towards Yeoncheon Line 1 Jongno 5(o)-ga towards Incheon Dongmyo towards Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University Jongno 5(o)-ga towards Sinchang or Seodongtan Dongmyo towards Dongducheon Line 1 Gyeongwon Express Jongno 5(o)-ga towards Incheon Dongmyo towards Cheongnyangni Line 1 Gyeongbu Express Jongno 5(o)-ga towards Sinchang Hyehwa towards Jinjeop Line 4 Dongdaemun History & Culture Park towards Oido

In December 2010 the station is recorded as having the third highest WiFi data consumption of all the Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, following Express Bus Terminal station, Sadang station, and followed by Jamsil station and Jongno 3(sam)-ga station.^[4]

Station layout

G

Street level

Exit

L1 Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs

L2 Line 1 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ Line 1 toward Incheon, Sinchang or Seodongtan (Jongno 5(o)-ga) →
	Northbound	← Line 1 toward Yeoncheon, Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University (Dongmyo)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

L2 Line 4 platforms	Northbound	← Line 4 toward Jinjeop (Hyehwa)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ Line 4 toward Oido (Dongdaemun History & Culture Park) →

Vicinity

• Changsin-dong Toy Wholesale Market - the largest toy and stationery market in Korea since 1975^[5][6]
• Seoul City Wall Museum