Amsa station is a railway station on
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 segment from Moran to Amsa was opened in July 1999. The line color is rose. In 2019, Line 8 had an ...
located over both
Amsa-dong
Amsa-dong is a '' dong'' (neighbourhood) of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. The dong is well known for the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site, in which Neolithic remains were excavated after a large amount of diagonal-line patterned earthe ...
and
Cheonho-dong
Cheonho-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
History
Cheonho means "Thousand of Houses", because its geographical location was believed to be an ideal place to live based on the Feng shui theory. In addition ...
in
Gangdong-gu
Gangdong District (Gangdong-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangdong is literally "east of the (Han) River". It is located on the east side of the city.
Jungbu (literally "Central Part") Express Motorw ...
,
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
. It is the northern terminus of the line and is approximately 31 minutes by train from
Moran Station, the southern terminus. There is a planned extension to be completed by 2023 to
Byeollae on the
Gyeongchun Line
The Gyeongchun Line is a regional rail line between Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic Peop ...
or even further to
ByeollaeByeolgaram on
Line 4.
History
* July 2, 1999: Along with the opening 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 segment from Moran to Amsa was opened in July 1999. The line color is rose. In 2019, Line 8 had an ...
, operations began as the terminus of the line.
Station layout
References
Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1999
Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations
Metro stations in Gangdong District
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