Chungmuro Station is a station on
Line 3 and
Line 4 of the
Seoul Subway
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. T ...
system. Platforms for both Line 3 and Line 4 are located in Chungmuro-4-ga,
Jung District, Seoul
Jung District () is one of the 25 List of districts of Seoul, districts of Seoul, South Korea. It has a population of 131,452 (2013) and has a geographic area , making it both the least-populous and the smallest district of Seoul, and is divided ...
.
This station is named after the
road under which it passes, in honor of the
Chosun
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
general
Yi Sunsin
Yi Sun-sin (; ; April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598) was a Korean admiral and military general known for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin War in the Joseon period. Yi's courtesy name was Yŏhae (여해), and he was po ...
, 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 () is a private university in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. A top-tier university acknowledged locally in Korea. It is one of the few Buddhist-affiliated universities in the world, and is a member of the International Asso ...
is Daehan Cinema, 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