Ttukseom Park Station ( ko, 뚝섬유원지역) is a

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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 ...

. It is located in Noyu-dong in the

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administrative district of

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. It is the only station in

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to be located on the underside of a bridge, beneath Cheongdam Bridge. The station also runs underneath a highway with two exits being south of the highway and two north. The south exits serve Ttukseom Park, while the north exits serve Noyu-dong which is administered by and consists of Jayang 3-dong and Jayang 4-dong which contain some residential towers with small shops and other mixed commercial and residential areas. The station is serviced by a single bus route which is located at exit 4. Before Line 7 opened the station was known as Jayang Station (자양역).

Station layout

History

Ttukseom Park Station was opened on August 1, 2000. It was part of the last section of Line 7 to be completed creating a continuous track from Jangam Station to

Onsu Station Onsu Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1. It was the former western terminus of Seoul Subway Line 7. A westward extension of Line 7 (from Onsu to Bupyeong-gu Office) was completed in October 2012. It is near the border of Seoul and B ...

Facilities

The station is elevated with 2 side platforms. At either end of the station are two exits; however, the station is not continuous. It is interrupted by the highway that runs perpendicular to it. There are elevators at both ends of the station. The south part of the station exits directly into Ttukseom Resort. The resort is a river park which has been open since October 2009. The park features a lit fountain, swimming pool, restaurants, boat rentals, walking paths,

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and bicycle rentals. In the past, festivals have been held in the area and it has been the home of the Beautiful Flea Market since 2004 which is run by The Beautiful Store. The north side of the platform allows access to the only bus route serving the station. As well it provides direct access to Noyu-dong. The area immediately around the station is mainly high-rise residential towers with commercial space on the lower floors. While Jayang 4-dong contains primarily

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residential and mixed-use development, Jayang 3-dong is mainly high-rise development.

Average Daily Ridership

References

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