Gubeundari Station is a subway station on

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Overview

The name of Gubeundari literally means ''Bent Bridge''. It is named after the previous name of Gokgyo-ri (곡교리), a village near

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in the era of

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and now located in

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. Nearby Gubeundari Station, housing complexes such as Jugong Complex 9, Myeongil Hyundai, Myeongil LG, Kumho, Dasung, Samick Garden and Samick Park Apartments are located, as well as Daemyeong Elementary School, Cheonho and Sinmyeong Middle School,

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, Gil-dong Catholic Church, Gangdong Community Center, Dongseoul Market and Gandong Branch of the nationwide mega mart

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Station layout

References

Railway stations opened in 1995 Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Gangdong District {{Seoul-metro-station-stub