Sadang station
![]() Station Platform (Line 2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 사당역 | |||||||||||||||||
Hanja | ||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Sadang-yeok | |||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Sadang-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | 1129 Sadang-dong, 2089 Nambusunhwanno Jiha, Dongjak-gu, Seoul,[1] South Korea | |||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Seoul Metro | |||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 2 Line 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||
Key dates | ||||||||||||||||||
December 17, 1983[1] | Line 2 opened | |||||||||||||||||
October 18, 1985[1] | Line 4 opened | |||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 2: 94,735[2] Line 4: 58,545[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sadang Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2 and Seoul Subway Line 4 in South Korea.
Sadang Station has one island platform for Line 4 and two side platforms for Line 2. The Line 2 platforms of this station were the second in South Korea to have platform screen doors installed, after Yongdu Station and the first to be retrofitted on existing platforms, on October 21, 2005.
Both platform levels are located in Sadang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul.[3]
Station layout
[edit]G | Street level | Exit |
L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
L2 Line 2 platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Inner loop | ← Line 2 toward Chungjeongno (Nakseongdae) | |
Outer loop | Line 2 toward City Hall (Bangbae) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
L3 Line 4 platforms |
Northbound | ← Line 4 toward Jinjeop (Chongshin Univ.) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Southbound | Line 4 toward Oido (Namtaeryeong) → |
Passenger load
[edit]In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 administrative divisions across the country, it reported that Sadang Station is the third-busiest public transit stop following Gangnam Station and Jamsil Station. It is followed by Seolleung Station and Sillim Station.[4]
In December 2010 the station is recorded as having the second-highest WiFi data consumption of all the Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, following Express Bus Terminal Station and followed by Dongdaemun Station, Jamsil Station and Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "사당역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ a b Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Sadang". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ "Gangnam Busiest Subway Station in Korea". The Chosun Ilbo. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Seoul Subway Line No. 2 Becomes Major WiFi Hotspot". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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