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City Hall station (Seoul)

Coordinates: 37°33′53″N 126°58′37″E / 37.56472°N 126.97694°E / 37.56472; 126.97694
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시청
City Hall
시청
City Hall
Station Platform (Line 2)
Korean name
Hangul
시청역
Hanja
市廳驛
Revised RomanizationSicheongyeok
McCune–ReischauerSich'ŏngyŏk
General information
LocationTaepyeongno 1-ga 31,
Jung-gu, Seoul
Coordinates37°33′53″N 126°58′37″E / 37.56472°N 126.97694°E / 37.56472; 126.97694
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 1
     Line 2
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedAugust 15, 1974 ()
May 22, 1984 ()
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan–Dec of 2012
Line 1: 44,594[1]
Line 2: 51,185[1]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Jonggak
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Seoul Station
towards Incheon
Jonggak Seoul Station
towards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Jonggak
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Seoul Station
towards Incheon
Jonggak Line 1
Gyeongbu Express
Seoul Station
towards Sinchang
Chungjeongno
Next counter-clockwise
Line 2 Euljiro 1(il)-ga
Next clockwise

City Hall Station is a station on Seoul Subway lines 1 (Blue Line) and 2 (Green Line). As its name suggests, Seoul City Hall is located right next to the station. Deoksugung, a historic palace of the Joseon dynasty, is on the other side of the boulevard named Taepyeongno.

Places

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Seoul Museum of Art is also nearby. The museum has hosted many special exhibitions, including those of the works of van Gogh, Monet, and René Magritte.[2] The head offices of three daily newspapers, The Chosun Ilbo, The Dong-A Ilbo and Kyunghyang Shinmun, are near the city hall. Seoul Plaza Hotel is located across from the city hall.

References

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  1. ^ a b Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ^ Official homepage of Seoul Museum of ART "Seoul Museum of Art(SeMA) in Seoul Korea". Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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