Sports Complex station (Seoul)

종합운동장
Sports Complex
종합운동장
Sports Complex
Korean name
Hangul
종합운동장역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJonghap-undongjang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerChonghap-undongjang-yŏk
General information
Location1-236 Jamsil 1-dong,
Songpa-gu, Seoul
Coordinates37°30′40″N 127°04′25″E / 37.51111°N 127.07361°E / 37.51111; 127.07361
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 2
     Line 9
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
October 31, 1980[1]     Line 2 opened
March 28, 2015     Line 9 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 35,031[2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Jamsilsaenae
Next counter-clockwise
Line 2 Samseong
Next clockwise
Bongeunsa
towards Gaehwa
Line 9 Samjeon
Bongeunsa Line 9
Express
Seokchon

Sports Complex station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2 and Seoul Subway Line 9. As its name indicates, it serves the nearby Seoul Sports Complex including Seoul Olympic Stadium. Asia Park is also accessible by foot from the station. In early 2015 this station become a transfer station between Line 2 and Line 9 of the Seoul Subway.

Station layout

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Line 2

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Jamsilsaenae
Outer | | Inner
Samseong
Inner Loop Line 2 toward City Hall
Outer Loop Line 2 toward Chungjeongno

Line 9

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Bongeunsa
S/B | | N/B
Samjeon
Northbound Line 9 toward Gaehwa (local), Gimpo Int'l Airport (express)
Southbound Line 9 toward VHS Medical Center
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References

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  1. ^ "종합운동장역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  2. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.