Chungmuro Station is a station on
Line 3 and
Line 4 of the
Seoul Subway system. Platforms for both Line 3 and Line 4 are located in Chungmuro-4-ga,
Jung-gu, Seoul
Jung District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea.
Jung has a population of 131,452 (2013) and has a geographic area 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi), making it both the least-populous and the smallest district of Seoul, and is divided int ...
.
This station is named after the
road under which it passes, in honor of the
Chosun
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon, Yi Seong-gye in ...
general
Yi Sunsin
Admiral Yi Sun-sin (April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598) was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty. Over the course of his career, Admiral Yi fough ...
, who was also known by the title of ''Chungmugong''.
Station layout
Cinema
Chungmuro is considered the best place to view Korean movies.
The 1st Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul 10.25~11.2
/ref> Just outside the exit by the rear entrance to Dongguk University
Dongguk University (Korean: 동국대학교, Hanja: 東國大學校) is a private, coeducational university in South Korea, fundamentally based on Buddhism. Established in 1906 as Myeongjin School (명진학교; 明進學校) by Buddhist pioneers ...
is Daehan Cinema (대한극장), where Chungmuro Film Festival in Seoul was first held.
Gallery
File:Seoul-metro-423-Chungmuro-station-platform-20181124-083612.jpg, Line 4 platform (November 2018)
File:Seoul-metro-331-Chungmuro-station-platform-20181124-084930.jpg, Line 3 platform (November 2018)
References
External links
CHIFF
{{Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, line3=yes, line4=yes
Metro stations in Jung District, Seoul
Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations
Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1985
Seoul Subway Line 3
Seoul Subway Line 4