Yeongdeungpo Station

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)	Line 1
Platforms	5
Tracks	9
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
Key dates
September 18, 1899 15 August, 1974 (Line 1)[2][1]	Line 1 opened
Traffic
Passengers	(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. KR: 28,229[3] Line 1: 113,606[4]

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.

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]

Service

The first train of the day weekdays (not including national holidays) is at 5.04 a.m. northbound and 5.05 a.m. southbound, while the last is at 00.04 a.m. northbound and 12.24 a.m. southbound. Travel time from Yeongdeungpo to Seoul Station on Line 1 is 16 minutes, and travelling to Suwon takes 45 minutes, with trains to Incheon taking 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. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
4. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

Coordinates: 37°30′56″N 126°54′28″E / 37.51556°N 126.90778°E