Yeongdeungpo station

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.

139 영등포 Yeongdeungpo station
Yeongdeungpo station
Korean name
Hangul	영등포역
Hanja	永登浦驛
Revised Romanization	Yeongdeungpo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏngdŭngp'o-yŏk
General information
Location	618-496 Yeongdeungpo-dong, 846 Gyeonginno, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongbu Line
Platforms	5
Tracks	9
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	September 18, 1899 August 15, 1974 ()[2][1]
Traffic
Passengers	(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. KR: 28,229[3] Line 1: 113,606[4]
Services Preceding station   Korail   Following station Singil toward Soyosan Line 1 Local Sindorim toward Incheon or Sinchang Singil toward Yongsan Line 1 Rapid Limited Service Only Sindorim toward Dongincheon Singil toward Cheongnyangni Line 1 Rapid (Gyeongbu Red) Sindorim toward Cheonan Terminus Line 1 Gwangmyeong Station Shuttle Sindorim toward Gwangmyeong

History

Yeongdeungpo 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]

Services

The 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.

Vicinity

The 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

1. "영등포역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
2. "영등포역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
3. Monthly Number of Passengers between General Railroad Stations Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
4. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.