Yeongdeungpo station (Station 139) is a ground-level railway station in Seoul, South Korea. The station is located in Yeongdeungpo Dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, and is a stop on the Gyeongbu Line, Honam Line and Seoul Subway Line 1. The station is integrated into the Yeongdeungpo Lotte Department Store. Located in the station are Lotteria, Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme, and KFC.
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 Yeongdeungpo station, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 영등포역 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Yeongdeungpo-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngdŭngp'o-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 618-496 Yeongdeungpo-dong, 846 Gyeonginno, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Korail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gyeongbu Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Aboveground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 18, 1899 August 15, 1974 (  )[2][1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. KR: 28,229[3] Line 1: 113,606[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editYeongdeungpo station opened on September 18, 1899, as a stop on the Gyeongin Line. On April 1, 1936, trains on the Gyeongbu Line began calling here. The station's name was changed to "Namgyeongseong" (South Gyeongseong, Gyeongseong being the then name of Seoul), but it reverted to its current name on April 1, 1943, and on January 1, 1949, the station was given "Level 5" in its classification of importance. The station building was destroyed on June 30, 1950, five days after the beginning of the Korean War, and a new building was not completed until January 12, 1965. On February 1, 1968, the station was deemed to be of "Level 4" importance. Trains on the Seoul Subway began running through Yeongdeungpo on August 15, 1974. The station stopped handling freight on May 1, 2006.[1]
On November 6, 2022, a Mugunghwa-ho train derailed at the station, injuring 30 passengers.[5]
On September 18, 1899, when the Gyeongin Line opened, Noryangjin Station was located at the site of Yeongdeungpo Station, but it was not possible to build a station near the Han River due to flooding. On July 8, 1900, when the Gyeongin Line was fully opened, Noryangjin Station was moved to its current location. The existing station facilities in Yeongdeungpo were kept for operation, but when the residents of Yeongdeungpo demanded that trains stop there, the Gyeongin Railroad Joint Stock Company converted the facilities to Yeongdeungpo Station operations.
Services
editThe first train on weekdays (not including national holidays) is at 5.04 a.m. for northbound and 5.05 a.m. for southbound, while the last is at 00.04 a.m. for northbound and 00.24 a.m. for southbound. Travel time to Suwon takes 45 minutes, while travel time to Incheon takes 53 minutes.
All express trains, except for the Seoul - Cheonan Express, stop here, and the Gwangmyeong Shuttle stops here. In addition, trains to Incheon depart twice a day. In addition, it has become a gathering point for almost all Mugunghwa, Saemaeul, and KTX service systems.
Vicinity
editThe following places may be accessed from the exits as listed below.
- Exit 1 : Lotte Department Store, Yeongdeungpo market, Shinsegae department store
- Exit 2 : Singil Dong; "rear exit"
- Exit 3 : Yeongdeungpo tax office, Yeongdeungpo Post Office, Lotte Department Store
- Exit 4 : Yeongdeungpo fire station
References
edit- ^ a b c "영등포역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ^ "영등포역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between General Railroad Stations Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Train derails in central Seoul, injuring 30 passengers". The Korea Times. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-07-11.