Dobongsan Station is a subway station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 7.[1][2] It is the closest station to Mt. Dobong, where its name also comes from.[2]

도봉산
Dobongsan
도봉산
Dobongsan
Station nameplate (Line 1)
Korean name
Hangul
도봉산역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDobongsannyeok
McCune–ReischauerTobongsannyŏk
General information
Location363 Dobong 2-dong (),
964-33 Dobong-ro (),
Dobong-gu, Seoul[1][2]
 South Korea
Coordinates37°41′22″N 127°02′45″E / 37.68944°N 127.04583°E / 37.68944; 127.04583
Operated byKorail, Seoul Metro
Platforms2 ()
Tracks4 ()
2 ()
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedSeptember 2, 1986 ()
October 11, 1996 ()[2][1]
Passengers
Based on Jan–Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 11,897[3]
Line 7: 20,537[3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Mangwolsa
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Dobong
towards Incheon
Mangwolsa
towards Uijeongbu
Line 1
3 times only on weekdays
Dobong
towards Seodongtan
Hoeryong
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Chang-dong
towards Incheon
Jangam
Terminus
Line 7 Suraksan
towards Seongnam
Station Platform (Line 7)

This station is geographically the northernmost station in Seoul. In addition, the Line 7 station is a transfer station operated by Seoul Metro that is not underground.

References

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  1. ^ a b c 도봉산역 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  2. ^ a b c d 도봉산역 (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  3. ^ 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.
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