Beotigogae Station is a subway station on the Seoul Subway Line 6 in Jung-gu.[1][2] This station was built deep underground because this area is located near Namsan and is quite hilly.

버티고개
Beotigogae
Korean name
Hangul
버티고개역
Hanja
버티고개
Revised RomanizationBeotigogae-yeok
McCune–ReischauerPŏt'igogae-yŏk
General information
Location43 Dongho-ro 15-gil, 432 Sindang 2-dong,
Jung-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 6
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Key dates
March 9, 2001[1]     Line 6 opened

The station's name comes from the nearby Beoti Pass, which according to legend got its name after soldiers chasing a thief through the pass from Hannam-dong to Yaksu-dong in the Joseon period, shouting beondo (번도, thief), and the word beondo later became beonti and then beoti.[3]

Station layout

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G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Line 6 toward Eungam (Hangangjin)
Eastbound Line 6 toward Sinnae (Yaksu)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Vicinity

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  • Exit 1 : Yaksu Police Station, Tower Hotel
  • Exit 2 : Songdo Hospital
  • Exit 3 : Namsan Town APT

References

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  1. ^ a b c "버티고개역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. ^ "버티고개역" (in Korean). 서울지명사전. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  3. ^ ""버티고개 가서 앉을 놈"… 지하철 역이름 속 재밌는 역사" (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Hangangjin
towards Eungam
Line 6 Yaksu
towards Sinnae

37°32′52″N 127°00′23″E / 37.54778°N 127.00639°E / 37.54778; 127.00639