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Yeouido Station is a subway station on Line 5 and Line 9 of the
Seoul 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 incl ...
system. It is one of the stations that serve the
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island of
Yeouido Yeouido ( Hangul: 여의도, en, Yoi Island or Yeoui Island) is a large island (or eyot) on the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. It is Seoul's main finance and investment banking district. Its 8.4 square kilometers are home to some 30,988 peopl ...
, one of
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
's financial hubs. The large Yeouido Park is close to this station. A new subway line starting from Yeouido broke ground in December 2011 heading south. In 2023, the new subway line will be extended to
Ansan Ansan ( Hangeul: , ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and ...
in southwest
Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
. Travel time from Yeouido to Ansan is expected to take only around 30 minutes.


Station layout


Vicinity

* Exit 1: Gwangjang APT * Exit 2: Financial Supervisory Service, KT * Exit 3:
National Assembly of South Korea The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, often shortened to the National Assembly in domestic English-language media, is the unicameral national legislature of South Korea. Elections to the National Assembly are held every four years ...
, Yeouido Park,
Korean Broadcasting System The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, ...
(KBS) * Exit 4: Small Business Corporation * Exit 5:
Korea Exchange Korea Exchange (KRX) is the sole securities exchange operator in South Korea. It is headquartered in Busan, and has an office for cash markets and market oversight in Seoul. History The Korea Exchange was created through the integration of K ...
,
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; ) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. ''Munhwa'' is the Sino-Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television station MBC TV broadcasts as channel 11. ...
(MBC) * Exit 6: Yunjung Elementary School, Yunjung Middle School, Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park


Attractions

* IFC Seoul: IFC Office Towers, IFC Mall Seoul and Conrad Seoul Hotel. The station is connected to the complex by a moving walkway, and is approximately two kilometers from Line 5.


References

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