City Hall station (Seoul)

City Hall Station is a station on Seoul Subway lines 1 (Blue Line) and 2 (Green Line). As its name suggests, Seoul City Hall is located right next to the station. Deoksugung, a historic palace of the Joseon dynasty, is on the other side of the boulevard named Taepyeongno.

시청
City Hall
시청
City Hall
Station Platform (Line 2)
Korean name
Hangul
시청역
Hanja
市廳驛
Revised RomanizationSicheongyeok
McCune–ReischauerSich'ŏngyŏk
General information
LocationTaepyeongno 1-ga 31,
Jung-gu, Seoul
Coordinates37°33′53″N 126°58′37″E / 37.56472°N 126.97694°E / 37.56472; 126.97694
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 1
     Line 2
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedAugust 15, 1974 ()
May 22, 1984 ()
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan–Dec of 2012
Line 1: 44,594[1]
Line 2: 51,185[1]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Jonggak
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Seoul Station
towards Incheon
Jonggak Seoul Station
towards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Jonggak
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Seoul Station
towards Incheon
Jonggak Line 1
Gyeongbu Express
Seoul Station
towards Sinchang
Chungjeongno
Next counter-clockwise
Line 2 Euljiro 1(il)-ga
Next clockwise

Places

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Seoul Museum of Art is also nearby. The museum has hosted many special exhibitions, including those of the works of van Gogh, Monet, and René Magritte.[2] The head offices of three daily newspapers, The Chosun Ilbo, The Dong-A Ilbo and Kyunghyang Shinmun, are near the city hall. Seoul Plaza Hotel is located across from the city hall.

References

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  1. ^ a b Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ^ Official homepage of Seoul Museum of ART "Seoul Museum of Art(SeMA) in Seoul Korea". Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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