Chang-dong Station is a station on

Seoul Subway Line 1 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang (Soonchunhyang Univ.) ...

and Line 4. It is located in

Chang-dong Chang-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dobong-gu in Seoul, South Korea Notable people * Son Hyun-woo (Hangul: 손현우, born 1992), singer, dancer, actor, and member of Monsta X See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea So ...

Dobong-gu Dobong District (도봉구, ''Dobong-gu'') is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Dobong has a population of 348,625 (2010) and has a geographic area of 20.8 km2 (8 sq mi), and is divided into four '' dong'') (neighborhoods). The dist ...

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. A shopping center was planned for this site, but the empty lot has never been developed due to the bankruptcy of the contractor behind said project. The station is, however, home to a cluster of ''pojangmacha'' stalls.

History

Chang-dong Station was opened on October 15, 1911 as part of the first segment of the

Gyeongwon Line The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. The line is operated by Korail. The name of the line came from ''Gyeongseong'' (Seoul) and ''Wonsan'', the original terminus of the line, in what is now ...

. The Line 4 station opened on April 20, 1985, while Line 1 service was extended northwards from Kwangwoon Univ. to Chang-dong Station on December 22, 1985.

Exits

* Exit 1: Nogok Middle School, Nowon-gu Office, Dobong Police Station, Dobong-gu Office Annex, Sanggye High School, Seoul Wolcheon Elementary School, Eunhyeganho Hagwon, Jawoon Elementary School, Chang 4-dong Community Center, Chang 4-dong Protection Center, Hi Mart Chang-dong, Jawoon High School, Donga Cheongsol Apartment House * Exit 2: Dobong-gu Office, Dobong Registry Office, Donga Green Apartment House, Seoul Bukbu District Office of Education, E-Mart Chang-dong, Chang 4-dong Catholic Church, Seoul Changdong Elementary School

Gallery

File:Seoul-metro-412-Chang-dong-station-entrance-1-20181126-121212.jpg, Exit 1 File:Seoul-metro-412-Chang-dong-station-entrance-2-20181126-121654.jpg, Exit 2 File:Line 1 Chang-dong station platform.jpg, Station platforms (Line 1)

References

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