Hankuk University of Foreign Studies station

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station is a station on Line 1 of the Gyeongwon Line.

122 외대앞 Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station
Station Sign
Korean name
Hangul	외대앞역
Hanja	外大앞驛
Revised Romanization	Oedaeap-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Oedaeap-yŏk
General information
Location	360-5 Imun-dong, 27 Hwigyeongno, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul[1]  South Korea
Coordinates	37°35′42″N 127°03′46″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongwon Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	August 15, 1974[2][1]
Traffic
Passengers	Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 26,504[3]
Services Preceding station   Korail   Following station Sinimun toward Soyosan Line 1 Local Hoegi toward Incheon or Sinchang Sinimun toward Dongducheon Line 1 Express Hoegi toward Incheon

The original name of this station was Hwigyeong Station (휘경역; 徽慶驛), although this station is located in Imun 1-dong. Because Hoegi Station (Preceding station) is located in Hwigyeong-dong, in 1996, the name of this station was changed to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station, after a nearby eponymous university.

Vicinity

• Exit 1: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
• Exit 2: Igyeong Market

References

1. "외대앞역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
2. "외대앞역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.