Yeouido station is a subway station on Line 5 and Line 9 of the Seoul Subway system. It is one of the stations that serve the

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island of

Yeouido Yeouido (), also Yohido, is a river island on the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. It is Seoul's main finance, media, and investment banking district. It is large and has a population of 32,674 . The island is located in the Yeongdeungpo Dis ...

, one of

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's financial hubs. The large Yeouido Park is close to this station. A new subway line starting from Yeouido broke ground in December 2011 heading south. In 2023, the new subway line will be extended to

Ansan Ansan (, ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and some islands lie ...

in southwest

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. Travel time from Yeouido to Ansan is expected to take only around 30 minutes.

Station layout

Vicinity

* Exit 1: Gwangjang APT * Exit 2: Financial Supervisory Service, KT * Exit 3:

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, Yeouido Park,

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(KBS) * Exit 4: Small Business Corporation * Exit 5: Korea Exchange,

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(MBC) * Exit 6: Yunjung Elementary School, Yunjung Middle School, Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park

Attractions

* IFC Seoul: IFC Office Towers, IFC Mall Seoul and Conrad Seoul Hotel. The station is connected to the complex by a moving walkway, and is approximately two kilometers from Line 5.

References

{{coord, 37, 31, 18, N, 126, 55, 27, E, region:KR_source:kolossus-jawiki_type:railwaystation, display=title Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Yeongdeungpo District Yeouido Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1996