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Wangsimni station

Station of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway

Field	Value
name	{{Infobox station/Header SMS
native_name	왕십리 (성동구청)
name	Wangsimni
(Seongdong-gu Office)
line_name	Line 2
station_number	208
native_name	왕십리 (성동구청)
name	Wangsimni
(Seongdong-gu Office)
line_name	Line 5
station_number	540
native_name	왕십리
name	Wangsimni
station_number	K116
native_name	왕십리
name	Wangsimni
station_number	K210
mlanguage	{{Infobox Korean name	child=yes
hangul	왕십리역
hanja	往
mr	Wangsimni-yŏk
rr	Wangsimni-yeok
image	Seoul-metro-208-Wangsimni-station-sign-20180916-080526.jpg
address	246 Haengdang 1-dong,
Seongdong-gu, Seoul
coordinates
passengers	(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 35,958
Line 5: 12,460
Gyeongui–Jungang Line: 21,298
operator	Seoul Metro
Korail
lines

platforms	6
tracks	8
years	September 16, 1983
events	opened
years2	November 15, 1995
events2	opened
years3	December 27, 2014
events3	opened
years4	September 12, 2020
events4	opened
services_collapsible	yes
services	{{Adjacent stations	system1=Seoul Metropolitan Subway
line1	2	left1=Sangwangsimni	right1=Hanyang University
line2	5	left2=Haengdang	right2=Majang	to-right2=Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon
line3	Gyeongjung	left3=Eungbong	right3=Cheongnyangni
line4	Gyeongjung	type4=GY	left4=Eungbong	right4=Cheongnyangni	to-right4=Yongmun
line5	Gyeongjung	type5=J	left5=Oksu	right5=Cheongnyangni
line6	Suin–Bundang	note-mid6=Most trains	right6=Seoul-forest	to-left6=Wangsimni
line7	Suin–Bundang	note-mid7=Some trains	left7=Cheongnyangni	right7=Seoul-forest

(Seongdong-gu Office) (Seongdong-gu Office) Seongdong-gu, Seoul Line 2: 35,958 Line 5: 12,460 Gyeongui–Jungang Line: 21,298 Korail

Wangsimni Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 5, Gyeongui–Jungang Line, and Suin–Bundang Line; most Suin–Bundang Line trains end service here, though a few daily services continue along the tracks used by the Gyeonggi-Jungang line to terminate at the next station, Cheongnyangni in northeastern Seoul. It is located in Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul.

The name of the station, "Wangsimni", is related to a historical account dating from 14th century Korea. After establishing and becoming the first king of the Joseon dynasty, Yi Seong-gye presented the great Buddhist monk Muhak with the task of finding a site for the new capital. After searching for a suitable place, the monk stopped and saw an old farmer passing by on his ox. The farmer pointed toward the northwest and said to him, wangsimni (往十里), literally meaning 'go ten more li (li = a unit measure equal to one-third of a mile).' The startled Muhak went to the northwest as he was told and ended up at the southern foot of Mt. Bugak, where Gyeongbokgung now stands. This was how Hanyang (present-day Seoul) was born.

Station layout

Korail Lines

Eungbong↓ / Seoul-forest↓

1	2	3	4
Gyeongui-Jungang Line	For Cheongnyangni, Deokso, Yongmun, Jipyeong
ITX-Cheongchun	For Cheongnyangni, Chuncheon
Gyeongui-Jungang Line	For Oksu, Daegok, Munsan
Suin-Bundang Line	For Cheongnyangni or Alighting Passengers Only
Suin-Bundang Line	For Seolleung, Moran, Suwon, Oido, Incheon

Line 2

↓ Hanyang University

Inner	Outer
Line 2	For Seongsu, Sports Complex, Samseong, Seoul Nat'l Univ., Guui
Line 2	For Euljiro 1(il)-ga, Hongik Univ., Sindorim, Sindang, City Hall

Line 5

↓ Majang

Westbound	Eastbound
Line 5	For Yeouido, Gimpo International Airport, Banghwa, Cheonggu
Line 5	For Gunja, Cheonho, , Macheon, Gangdong

Bitplex

In September 2008, Wangsimni station was remodeled to a private invested station. This station became multiplex space with several major features down below.

CGV IMAX: movie theater with the largest IMAX screen in South Korea
Four Season: The only downtown water park in Seoul
Enter 6: The largest clothing shopping mall in South Korea
Emart
Dome Golf: indoor golf zone

Surroundings

Hanyang University / Hanyang Women's College
Salgoji Park
Seongdong-gu office
Enter 6

References

[http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations] {{Webarchive. link. (6 October 2014 . Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.)
with [[Suin-Bundang Line]]
link. [[Doosan Encyclopedia]]
"Seoul Subway Gyeongui–Jungang Line Route Map 2025, Stations & Metro Lines - YoMetro".
(12 September 2020). "The Metropolitan Railway Suin Line was extended between Suwon and Hanyang University at Ansan, and started direct operation through into the Bundang Line".
"왕십리역". 철도역 정보.

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