Yangjae Citizen's Forest (Maeheon) Station is a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, on
Seoul Metropolitan Subway's
Shinbundang Line
The Shinbundang 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 completely driverless metro ...
. It opened on October 28, 2011. The subway station appears in episode 1 of the Netflix TV show ''
Squid Game'' where the main character Gi-hun, is recruited into the death games.
Naming
It is named after the nearby
Yangjae Citizen's Forest which is located near Yangjae Tollgate on the
Gyeongbu Highway, the entrance to Seoul City.
Yangjae Stream
Yangjae Stream, or
Yangjaecheon in Korean, is a —long body of water that stretches from ''
Gwanaksan
''Gwanaksan'' () is a mountain in southern Seoul, South Korea. Portions lie in the Gwanak District and Geumcheon District of Seoul; other portions lie in the neighboring cities of Anyang, Gyeonggi and Gwacheon.
The name ''gwanak'' means "ha ...
'' through the southern area of
Gangnam station and
Gangnam District. 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
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Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations
Metro stations in Seocho District
Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2011