![]() Station Sign (Line 2) | ||||||||||||||||
Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 강남역 | |||||||||||||||
Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gangnam-yeok | |||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kangnam-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 804 Yeoksam 2-dong, 303 Gangnamdaero Jiha, Gangnam-gu, Seoul | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Seoul Metro Shinbundang Railroad Corporation | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 2 Shinbundang Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Key dates | ||||||||||||||||
December 23, 1982[1] | Line 2 opened | |||||||||||||||
October 28, 2011[1] | Shinbundang Line opened | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 2: 207,410[2] Shinbundang Line: 19,856[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Gangnam is a station on Line 2 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located within the Greater Gangnam Area between the Gangnam and Seocho Districts of Seoul, South Korea. The station is the busiest station on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, serving over 70,000 daily passengers on average.[3]
This station serves as a crucial transfer point between Line 2 and buses to all over Seoul and southern Gyeonggi Province. It became the northern terminus of the Shinbundang Line on October 29, 2011 until May 28, 2022 when it was extended north to Sinsa, whereas the southern terminus being at Gwanggyo.
Both stations have two tracks and two side platforms.