Pangyo (

Pangyo Techno Valley Pangyo Techno Valley (PTV) is an industrial complex in the city of Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is also known as the Silicon Valley of Korea. The complex focuses on information technology, biotech, cultural technology an ...

) Station () is a station on the Shinbundang Line, serving the planned district of Pangyo in the city of Seongnam. The station is close to

, one of the country's largest clusters of software, gaming, entertainment and biotechnology businesses, home to major tech companies like

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. It began operations on October 28, 2011, with the opening of the Shinbundang Line. In 2016, it became the western terminus of the Gyeonggang Line. Additionally Pangyo is expected to become the southern terminus of

Seoul Subway Line 8 Seoul Subway Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1999 and mainly serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and Seongnam. The first section from Jamsil to Moran opened in 1996, and the second section from Moran to Amsa was ...

sometime around 2023. The station is in close proximity to the Hyundai Department Store Pangyo location, the largest

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in the Seoul Capital Area, which opened in August 2015. There is a light display between Pangyo Station and Cheonggyesan Station for advertisement. A battery of light emitting vertical bars spans 486 meters in the tunnel. In a train that runs at 90 km/h, these light emitting bars create an illusion of animated picture frames. The system is called eTAS, which stands for Ethernet Tunnel Advertisement System.

Station layout

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{{KTX lines and services Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Bundang Metro stations in Seongnam Gyeonggang Line Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2011