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Omokgyo station

Coordinates: 37°31′28.1″N 126°52′30.5″E / 37.524472°N 126.875139°E / 37.524472; 126.875139
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오목교 (목동운동장앞)
Omokgyo
(Mokdong Stadium)
Station sign
Korean name
Hangul
오목교역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationOmokgyo-yeok
McCune–ReischauerOmokkyo-yŏk
General information
Location405-26 Mok 1-dong, 342 Omok-ro Jiha
Yangcheon-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 5
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedAugust 12, 1996[1]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Mok-dong
towards Banghwa
Line 5 Yangpyeong

Omokgyo Station is a station in the west of Seoul on Seoul Subway Line 5.[1] It is considered the principal station of the affluent Mok-dong area, and the Hyperion Towers are right outside Exit 2. Mokdong Baseball Stadium, former home of the Korea Baseball Organization's Nexen Heroes, is a short walk from Exit 4. Broadcasting company SBS' headquarters is located nearby.[1] It is one of two stations close to the Seoul Immigration Office,[2] which is located near Exit 7.[3]

Station layout

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G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Line 5 toward Banghwa (Mok-dong)
Eastbound Line 5 toward Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon (Yangpyeong)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Exits

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Exit number 1 is named after Daehakhakwon, a preparatory educational institution (hagwon) that is designed to prepare high school graduates (Jaesusaengs) for the College Scholastic Ability Test known as Suneung. Exits number 2 and 5 connects with the mokdong branch of Hyundai Department Store, while exit number 3 connect with the Mokdong Stadium and exit number 4 with the Dongsin University Oriental center, a traditional korean medicine hospital.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "오목교역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  2. ^ Immigration Bureau
  3. ^ "Immigration Guide". Sungkyungwan University. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  4. ^ "서울 지하철 5호선 오목교역 지하철 시간표와 출구정보 및 버스노선 정보". subway.koreatriptips.com.
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37°31′28.1″N 126°52′30.5″E / 37.524472°N 126.875139°E / 37.524472; 126.875139