Banpo Station is a metro station on

Seoul Subway Line 7 Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1996 (Jangam- Konkuk Univ.) and was completed on August 1, 2000 (central section 17 km. Konkuk University to Sinpung); the western section between Sinpung and O ...

located in

Jamwon-dong Jamwon-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea. Until 1988, Jamwon-dong was under the jurisdiction of Gangnam-gu. Jamwon-dong is popular for its mulberry trees and silkworms, whose cocoon is ...

Seocho-gu Seocho District () is one of the 25 '' gu'' (local government districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Seocho is generally referred to as a part of Greater Gangnam Area, along with Gangnam District. As of 2022, Seocho District ...

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. Despite its name, the station is not located in

Banpo-dong Banpo-dong is a '' dong'', neighborhood of Seocho-gu, the greater Gangnam area in Seoul, South Korea. Banpo-dong is divided into five different dong which are Banpobon-dong, Banpo 1-dong, 2-dong, 3-dong and 4-dong. The neighborhood is just north ...

, but instead in Jamwon. It has 6 entrances that they are all right side entrance and they have screen doors right before entering the train. It takes 4~8 minutes between 2 trains and next stations are Nonhyeon and

Seoul Express Bus Terminal The Seoul Express Bus Terminal is the key bus terminal located in Seocho-gu, Seoul. It is connected underground to both the Gangnam branch of the Shinsaegae department store and the banpo underground market, as well as containing its own share o ...

. It is only 500m long between Banpo station and two other Stations next to it. The station number is 733.

Station layout

Vicinity

* Exit 1 : Wonchon

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& Middle Schools * Exit 2 : Way to Banpo 1 dong * Exit 3 : Junction of Express Bus Terminal, townoffice of Banpo 1 dong * Exit 4 : Junction of Express Bus Terminal, townoffice of Banpo 1 dong (opposite side from Exit 4) * Exit 5 : Kyongwon Middle School * Exit 6 :

, Banpo Social Welfare Center

Passengers

Places around station

* New Town * Banpo Xi Apartment * Donga Apartment * Kyongwon Middle School *

* Banpo Bus Station

History

SMRT built Banpo Station and they started to run Banpo Station on August 1, 2000. Banpo Station started to run when line number 7 started.

References

* * * * {{coord, 37, 30, 29, N, 127, 00, 42, E, region:KR_source:kolossus-jawiki_type:railwaystation, display=title Metro stations in Seocho District Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Railway stations opened in 2000