Jungangno Station is a station of

Daegu Metro Line 1 Daegu Metro Line 1 was, until mid-2005, the only rapid transit line in the South Korean city of Daegu. It is operated by the Daegu Transit Corporation. The line color is scarlet. The line first began running from Jincheon to Jungangno on Novem ...

Jung-gu, Daegu Jung District () is a ''gu'', or district, covering the downtown area of Daegu, South Korea. It borders most of the other districts of Daegu, including Nam-gu to the south, Seo-gu to the west, Buk-gu to the north, and Dong District and Suse ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. With its prime location at the heart of Daegu and its proximity to a major shopping district, it is the second-busiest station in the

Daegu Metro Daegu Metro () is a metro system that serves primarily the South Korean city of Daegu. It encompasses the three lines operated by Daegu Transportation Corporation (DTRO)—Line 1, Line 2, and Line 3—as well as the Daegu–Gyeongbuk Line (D ...

, after Banwoldang Station, which is the only transfer point between the Line 1 and Line 2. Many facilities, including a branch of

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, movie theaters, and several large banks are in the vicinity. This station served as the terminus point for Line 1 from November 26, 1997, to May 2, 1998. Despite its large foot traffic, the platforms for this station are narrower than other Line 1 stations. It is also connected to the Daehyun PriMall, an underground shopping center, giving it a much larger than normal access area. In 2003, an arsonist set fire to a train stopped at Jungangno Station. The fire killed at least 198 people.

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