Yangjae Citizen's Forest (Maeheon) Station is a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, on

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 includin ...

Shinbundang Line The Shinbundang Line (aka ''Sinbundang Line''; ; literally, ''New Bundang Line'') or DX Line for Dynamic Express Line is a long line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is the world's fifth subway to run completely driverless and the second com ...

. It opened on October 28, 2011. The subway station appears in episode 1 of the Netflix TV show

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where the main character Gi-hun, is recruited into the death games.

Naming

It is named for the nearby Yangjae Citizens' Forest which is located near Yangjae Tollgate on the Gyeongbu Highway, the entrance to Seoul City.

Yangjae Stream

Yangjae Stream, or

Yangjaecheon Yangjaecheon is a stream that flows through the city of Seoul, South Korea. It runs through Gangnam, which is part of the southern half of the city. Yangjaecheon is a greenway stretching five and a half kilometres from Gwanaksan in Gyeonggi throu ...

in Korean, is a —long body of water that stretches from

Gwanak-san ''Gwanaksan'' (Korean for Mt. Gwanak; 632 m) is a mountain in southern Seoul, South Korea. Portions lie in the Gwanak-gu and Geumcheon-gu districts of Seoul; other portions lie in the neighboring cities of Anyang, Gyeonggi and Gwacheon. The n ...

through the southern area of

Gangnam Station Gangnam Station is a station located in both the greater Gangnam area Gangnam District and Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, on the Seoul Subway Line 2. This station serves as a crucial transfer point between Line 2 and buses to all over ...

and

Gangnam-gu Gangnam District ( ; , ) is one of the 25 local government districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam translates to "South of the ( Han) River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . ...

. There are two swimming areas for kids, a number of stepping stone bridges to cross, and two sites for an ecosystem watch.

Station layout

Exits

Five exits: # NW corner of Gangnam-daero and Maeheon-ro # NE corner of Gangnam-daero and Maeheon-ro # SE corner of Gangnam-daero and Maeheon-ro # SW corner of Gangnam-daero and Maeheon-ro # Maeheon-ro west of Gangnam-daero (the entrance of the forest)

References

{{Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, sinbundang=yes Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Railway stations opened in 2011 Metro stations in Seocho District