Gaehwasan Station is a subway station on

Seoul Subway Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metro, dubbed ''the purple line'', is a long line crossing from west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea. It is one of two subway lines in Seoul to cross ''under'' the Han River (the o ...

in Gangseo-gu,

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. Its name comes from the nearby Gaehwasan mountain.

Station layout

Vicinity

Public Centers: * Banghwa 1-dong Citizen's Center * Banghwa 2-dong Citizen's Center * Gaehwa Peace Center * Schools: * Gaehwa Elementary School * Banghwa Elementary School * Banghwa Middle School * Seongji Middle School * Seongji High School * Airport High School * Hanseo High School

References

Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Gangseo District, Seoul Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1996 {{Seoul-metro-station-stub