Anguk station

328 안국 (현대건설) Anguk (Hyundai E & C)
Korean name
Hangul	안국역
Hanja	安國驛
Revised Romanization	Angungnyeok
McCune–Reischauer	An'gungnyŏk
General information
Location	148 Anguk-dong, 62 Yulgongno Jiha, Jongno District, Seoul[1]
Coordinates	37°34′35″N 126°59′08″E
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Key dates
October 18, 1985[1]	Line 3 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 3: 55,085[2]

Anguk station (Korean: 안국; Hanja: 安國), also known as Hyundai E & C station (Korean: 현대건설), is a subway station on the Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located in the Anguk neighborhood of Jongno District, Seoul[3] and is the nearest subway station to the Insa and Samcheong neighborhoods. The station is also near the ancient royal residence of Unhyeongung.

Station layout

G

Street level

Exit

L1 Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs Automatic photo machines

L2 Platform	Northbound	← Line 3 toward Daehwa (Gyeongbokgung)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ Line 3 toward Ogeum (Jongno 3(sam)-ga) →

Vicinity

• Exit 1 : Deokseong Girls' Middle & High Schools. Jeongdok Public Library
• Exit 2 : Jaedong Elementary School
• Exit 3 : Changdeokgung, Hyundai Mobis Headquarters
• Exit 4 : Unhyeongung, Nakwon Sangka
• Exit 5 : Seoul Elderly Welfare Center
• Exit 6 : Jongno Police Station, Insadong

Tourism

In January 2013, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, which operates this line, published free guidebooks in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which features eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers. The tours are designed with different themes, e.g. Korean traditional culture, which goes from Jongno 3-ga Station to this station and Gyeongbokgung Station on line No 3 that showcases antique shops and art galleries of Insa-dong.[4]

In March 2018

Anguk Station of Seoul Subway Line 3 will be transformed into a history of independence movement themes for the first time in Korea.

Seoul City is the only one among 950 subway and urban railway stations nationwide to mark the 99 years of the March 1 Independence Movement theme history

The four-story platform section of Anguk Station will contain the achievements and quotations of 80 independence activists including Kim Gu, Ahn Jung-geun, Yoon Bong-gil, Yoo Gwan-sun and Lee Bong-chang. The second and third basement floors of this year will also be built with independence movement and temporary government as the theme of the exhibition and rest area.

References

1. "안국역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
2. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
3. "Anguk". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
4. Kwon, Sang-soo (26 January 2013). "Free guide for Seoul's subway riders". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

Preceding station	Seoul Metropolitan Subway			Following station
Gyeongbokgung towards Daehwa		Line 3		Jongno 3(sam)-ga towards Ogeum