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Seoul Subway Line 8
Seoul Subway Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1999 and mainly serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and Seongnam. The first section from Jamsil to Moran opened in 1996, and the second section from Moran to Amsa was opened in July 1999. The line color is rose. In 2019, Line 8 had an annual ridership of 112 million or about 307,000 people per day. At in length, Line 8 is the shortest of all heavy rail Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines. In 2014, construction was planned to begin in order to extend the line north of the Han River (Korea), Han River through Guri station to Byeollae station on the Gyeongchun Line in Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do; construction began in October 2015. The extension added of line to the already existing . with operation beginning on August 10, 2024. Another northern extension is planned to bring the line to ByeollaeByeolgaram station on Seoul Subway Line 4. The southern end is planned to be extended to Pangyo station. Stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea Subway Logo
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Financial News
''The Financial News'' () is a South Korean daily newspaper. The newspaper's motto is "First-Class financial paper". Kwon Seong Cheol, an alumnus of Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY (universities), SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities. The university's main c ..., was appointed president of the paper in 2010. A new president was appointed in March 2021. References External linksThe Financial News Korean-language newspapers Daily newspapers published in South Korea {{SouthKorea-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsa History Park Station
Amsa History Park station () is a subway station on Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system. History * August 10, 2024 - Opened for service as part of the extension of Line 8 from Amsa , better known by his alias , is a Japanese professional '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player. He is known for being the only top 10 player to play Yoshi. In 2022, he was ranked the second best player in the world after winning major tournaments A ... to Byeollae. Station layout References Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Gangdong District Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2024 {{Seoul-metro-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jangja Lake Park Station
Jangja Lake Park station () is a subway station on Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system. History * August 10, 2024 - Opened for service as part of the extension of Line 8 from Amsa , better known by his alias , is a Japanese professional '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player. He is known for being the only top 10 player to play Yoshi. In 2022, he was ranked the second best player in the world after winning major tournaments A ... to Byeollae. Station layout References {{Seoul-metro-station-stub Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Guri Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guri
Guri (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located immediately to the east of Seoul, in the heart of the Capital Metropolitan Area. The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are located in the city. The hill of Achasan is also located here, site of the Baekje-era Achasanseong and numerous hiking trails. It also has pleasant walking paths along Wang-suk-cheon, a small creek separating Guri from Namyangju. The traditional town market in Doldari (Guri's downtown around what used to be a "stone bridge") provides a cheap alternative to department stores. Guri first became a separate city in 1986. Previously, it had been considered part of Yangju from antiquity until 1980, and part of Namyangju from 1980 to 1986. The name "Guri" was first used in 1914, at which time it was a '' myeon'' in Yangju. Location It lies east-northern area of Gyeonggi province. The mountain of Achasan is to the west and the city of Namyangju to east. The whole area is . In fact, Guri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donggureung Station
Donggureung station is a subway station on Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system. History * August 10, 2024 - Opened for service as part of the extension of Line 8 from Amsa , better known by his alias , is a Japanese professional '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player. He is known for being the only top 10 player to play Yoshi. In 2022, he was ranked the second best player in the world after winning major tournaments A ... to Byeollae. Station layout References {{Seoul-metro-station-stub Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Guri Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasan Station
Dasan station is a subway station on Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system. History * August 10, 2024 - Opened for service as part of the extension of Line 8 from Amsa , better known by his alias , is a Japanese professional '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player. He is known for being the only top 10 player to play Yoshi. In 2022, he was ranked the second best player in the world after winning major tournaments A ... to Byeollae. Station layout References Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Namyangju Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2024 {{Seoul-metro-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namyangju-si
Namyangju (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. To the east is Gapyeong County, to the west is Guri, and to the north is Pocheon. Namyangju was originally a southern part of Yangju-gun, but was separated into Namyangju-gun in April 1980. In 1995, Migeum-si and Namyangju-gun were merged to form an urban and rural complex. The city hall is located in Geumgok-dong and Dasan-dong, and the administrative districts are 6-eup, 3-myeon, and 7-dong. History Namyangju historical character: Jeong Yak-yong, also Jeong Yag-yong or Dasan[] (1762–1836), was a leading Korean Confucian philosopher during the Joseon Dynasty. He is widely regarded as the greatest of the Silhak thinkers, who advocated that the formalist Neo-Confucian philosophy of Joseon return to practical concerns. Jeong Yag-yong and his brothers were also among the earliest Korean converts to Roman Catholicism. Jeong was born, and also ended his days, in modern-day Namyangju, Gyeonggi province * 1950 October to earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous administrative divisions of South Korea, province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a list of provincial-level cities of South Korea, provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, the nation's third-largest city, is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a list of provincial-level cities of South Korea, provincial-level ''metropolitan city'' since 1981. The three jurisdictions are collectively referred to as ''Seoul Capital Area, Sudogwon'' and cover , with a combined population of over 26 million - amounting to over half (50.25%) of the entire population of South Korea, and a third of the population of the Korea, Korean peninsula at the 2020 census. Etymology Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi Province'' can be translated as "Seoul and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
