Geumjeong station

Geumjeong Station is a ground-level metro station on lines 1 and 4 of the Seoul Subway network in South Korea. The station is in Gunpo, a city approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, between the cities of Anyang and Suwon. The name means that the land is covered with waves everywhere and that the water wets women's clothes.

금정
Geumjeong
금정
Geumjeong
Station Sign (Line 4)
Korean name
Hangul
금정역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGeumjeong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKŭmjŏng-yŏk
General information
Location750 Gunporo
87-1 Geumjeong-dong,
Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do
Operated byKorail
Line(s)     Line 1
     Line 4
Platforms6
Tracks10
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
Key dates
October 25, 1988     Line 1 opened
April 1, 1994     Line 4 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 58,326

Geumjeong is an important transfer point for passengers travelling to and from southern and western Gyeonggi Province to Seoul Grand Park and Seoul Racecourse Park. The tracks are aligned to allow passengers to transfer between lines 1 and 4 on the same platform.

On December 30, 2019, there was an additional stop at Geumjeong Station on Line 1.

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