Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station is an underground station on lines 1, 3 and 5 of the

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. In December 2010 the station is recorded as having the fifth highest WiFi data consumption of all the

Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area including ...

stations, following Express Bus Terminal Station,

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, Dongdaemun Station and Jamsil Station.

Station layout

History

The station opened to Line 1 services on August 15, 1974. On October 18, 1985, services on Line 3 began stopping at Jongno 3(sam)-ga, and on December 30, 1996, Line 5 trains began calling here.

Entrances

The following places are accessible from this station's exits as listed. * Exit 1: Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 Ga Dong Office, Jongno 2 Ga

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, Jongno 2 Ga Public Safety Centre,

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; Insa Dong * Exit 2; 2-1:

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* Exit 3: Donui Dong; Jongno 3 Ga Fire Station; Jongno 3 Ga Public Safety Centre; Jongmyo; Jongmyo Citizens' Park * Exit 4: Nakwon Dong * Exit 5: Seoul Gyodong Primary School; Seoul Unhyeon Primary School; Jongnno 1, 2, 3, 4 Ga Dong Office; Jongno 2 Ha

; Jongno 2 Ga Public Safety Centre; Jongno Tax Office;

* Exit 6: Jongno 3 Ga Fire Station * Exit 7: Anguk Dong; Donhwamun; Jongno 3 Ga Public Safety Centre;

* Exit 8: Myo Dong;

; Jongmyo Citizens' Park * Exit 9: Jongmyo; Jongno 3 Ga Fire Station; Jongno 3 Ga Public Safety Centre * Exit 10: Jongmyo; Jongmyo Citizens' Park * Exit 11: Daerim Shopping * Exit 12: Jongno 4 Ga * Exit 13: Jangsa Dong; Cheonggyecheon 3 Ga * Exit 14: Cheonggyecheon 3 Ga; Seoul Teenagers' Training Centre * Exit 15: Gwansu Dong; Jongno 2 Ga;

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, End of

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Tourism

In January 2013, the

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, which operates this line, published free guidebooks in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which features eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers. The tours are designed with different themes, e.g. Korean traditional culture, which goes from this station to Anguk Station and Gyeongbokgung Station on line No 3 that showcases antique shops and art galleries of

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References

{{Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, line1=yes, line3=yes, line5=yes Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Jongno District Railway stations opened in 1974 Seoul Subway Line 3 Seoul Subway Line 1 Seoul Subway Line 5