Itaewon station

Itaewon is a station on Line 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It takes its name from the neighborhood in which it is located in, also called Itaewon.^[2][1] There are many shops and restaurants for foreigners located close to Itaewon Station.

630 이태원 Itaewon
Station Platform
Korean name
Hangul	이태원역
Hanja	梨泰院驛
Revised Romanization	Itaewon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	It'aewon-yŏk
General information
Location	127 Itaewon-dong, 177 Itaewonno Jiha, Yongsan-gu, Seoul^[1]
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Line(s)	Line 6
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Key dates
March 9, 2001^[1]	Line 6 opened

Station layout

G

Street level

Exit

L1 Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs

L2 Platform level	Westbound	← Line 6 toward Eungam (Noksapyeong)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Line 6 toward Sinnae (Hangangjin) →

Vicinity

• Exit 1 : Hamilton Hotel
• Exit 2 : Pakistani, Egyptian, Ecuadorian, Argentine Embassies in Korea
• Exit 3 : Bogwang Elementary School
• Exit 4 : Itaewon Market

Tourism

In January 2013, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, which operated the line and the station until Seoul Metro took over in 2017, distributed free guidebooks from the station. These were printed in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which features eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers.^[3]

On October 29, 2022, the immediate vicinity of the station was the site of a human crowd crush.

References

1. "이태원역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
2. "이태원역" (in Korean). 서울지명사전. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
3. Kwon, Sang-soo (26 January 2013). . Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

 

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Preceding station	Seoul Metropolitan Subway			Following station
Noksapyeong towards Eungam		Line 6		Hangangjin towards Sinnae

37°32′04″N 126°59′38″E / 37.53444°N 126.99389°E / 37.53444; 126.99389