Jonggak station

Jonggak Station is a station on the Line 1 of the Seoul Subway in South Korea. It is located on Jongno, central Seoul and comprises a large underground arcade.

Jonggak station in 1977

131 종각 Jonggak
Station nameplate
Korean name
Hangul	종각역
Hanja	鐘閣驛
Revised Romanization	Jonggak-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Chonggak-yŏk
General information
Location	20-3 Jongno 1-ga, 55 Jongno Jiha, Jongno-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	August 15, 1974[1]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 92,954[2]
Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Jongno 3(sam)-ga towards Soyosan Line 1 City Hall towards Incheon Jongno 3(sam)-ga towards Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University City Hall towards Sinchang or Seodongtan Jongno 3(sam)-ga towards Dongducheon Line 1 Gyeongwon Express City Hall towards Incheon Jongno 3(sam)-ga towards Cheongnyangni Line 1 Gyeongbu Express City Hall towards Sinchang

The second-largest book shop in South Korea, the Bandi & Luni's lying under the Jongno Tower, which in turn is just above this station, is directly accessible from the station.

On every New Year's Day, the bell ceremony (Jeyaeui Jong Tajongsik) is held at Boshingak, the nearby bell pavilion. (The name of the station comes from this pavilion, jong meaning bell and gak pavilion.) At those times the area is so crowded with tens of thousands of Seoulites that trains do not stop at Jonggak as to avoid any accidents.

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 (City Hall) →
	Northbound	← Line 1 toward Soyosan, Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University (Jongno 3(sam)-ga)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

Surroundings

The following places are accessible from this station's exits as listed.

• Exit 1: Gwanghwamun; National Tax Office; U.S.A. Embassy; Seoul Fire and Accident Prevention Headquarters; Jongno Gu Office; Jongno Fire Station; Gwanghwamun Station (Line 5)
• Exit 2: Gongpyeon Dong; Anguk Dong; Jogyesa
• Exit 3: Insa Dong; Seoul YMCA
• Exit 4: Gwancheol Dong; Boshingak; Korea Development Bank
• Exit 5: Mugyo Dong; Gwanggyo; Insurance Agency; Korea Tourism Organization
• Exit 6: Seorim Dong; Gwanghwamun Post Office