Seoul Subway Line 5
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| Seoul Subway Line 5 | |
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| Missing image Transfer-line5-seoul-subway.jpg transfer sign | |
| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | O-ho-seon |
| McCune-Reischauer | O-ho-sŏn |
| Hangul | 5호선 |
| Hanja | 5號線 |
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| Missing image Gwangnaru-seoul-southkorea-subwayplatform.JPG Gwangnaru, a stop on the purple line - an empty platform. | |
Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line crossing from the west to the east across the Capital Metropolitan Area. The line was built 1990-96 and is an important east-west link connecting Gimpo Airport, Youido business area, downtown Seoul, and the Gangdong residential districts. Total length: 52.4 km.
Line 5 stops at these stations:
- Banghwa
- Gaehwasan
- Gimpo Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport)
- Songjeong
- Magok
- Balsan
- Ujangsan
- Hwagok
- Kkachisan transfer to line 2
- Sinjeong
- Mokdong
- Mokdong Stadium
- Yangpyeong
- Yeongdeungpo Office transfer to line 2
- Yeongdeungpo Market
- Singil transfer to line 1
- Yeouido
- Yeouinaru
- at this point, the line crosses the Han River
- Mapo
- Gongdeok transfer to line 6
- Aeogae
- Chungjeongno transfer to line 2
- Seodaemun
- Gwanghwamun
- Jongno 3-ga transfer to line 1 & line 3
- Euljiro 4-ga transfer to line 2
- Dongdaemun Stadium transfer to line 2 & line 4
- Cheonggu transfer to line 6
- Singeumho
- Haengdang
- Wangsimni transfer to line 1 & line 2
- Majang
- Dabsimni
- Janghanpyeong
- Gunja transfer to line 7
- Achasan
- Gwangnaru
- at this point, the line crosses the Han River
- Cheonho transfer to line 8
- Gangdong transfer point for line 5 Sangil & Macheon branches
Sangildong branch
Macheon branch
- Gangdong
- Dunchondong
- Olympic Park Seoul where the 1988 Summer Olympics were held
- Bangi
- Ogeum
- Gaerong
- Geoyeo
- Macheon