Konkuk University station
Konkuk University Station (Korean: 건대입구역) is a rapid transit station on Seoul Subway Line 2 and Seoul Subway Line 7. It is located in Hwayang-dong in the Gwangjin-gu administrative district of Seoul. It is adjacent to Konkuk University from which it takes its name. Line 2 is serviced by an elevated platform while Line 7 is serviced by an underground platform. The station has connections to ten bus lines through its six exits as well as a connection to the airport shuttle bus. The station services Hwayang-dong as well as Jayang-dong and Noyu-dong. The area around the station is mixed residential and small commercial businesses. Exits from the underground Line 7 platform open into Konkuk University and the adjacent Star City shopping and high-rise residential tower complex.
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Station nameplate (Line 2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 건대입구역 | |||||||||||||||
| Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Geondaeipgu-yeok | |||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŏndaeipku-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 243 Achasan-ro, 7-3 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Seoul Metro | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 2 Line 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Bus routes | 240 721 2016 2222 2223 2224 3217 3220 4212 8133 102 6013 | |||||||||||||||
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| October 31, 1980 | Line 2 opened | |||||||||||||||
| October 11, 1996 | Line 7 opened | |||||||||||||||
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| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 2: 91,989 Line 7: 38,877 | ||||||||||||||||
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