Dongmyo Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 6. It is named after a nearby shrine, built during the Joseon dynasty to honor Guan Yu, arguably the most famous Chinese military general from the Three Kingdoms era.

동묘앞
Dongmyo
동묘앞
Dongmyo
Station nameplate (Line 6)
Korean name
Hangul
동묘앞역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDongmyoap-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTongmyoap-yŏk
General information
Location117 Sungin-dong,
359 Jongno Jiha,
Jongno-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 1
     Line 6
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedDecember 21, 2005 ()[1]
December 15, 2000 ()[1]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Sinseol-dong
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Dongdaemun
towards Incheon
Sinseol-dong Dongdaemun
towards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Sinseol-dong
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Dongdaemun
towards Incheon
Sinseol-dong Line 1
Gyeongbu Express
Dongdaemun
towards Sinchang
Sindang
towards Eungam
Line 6 Changsin
towards Sinnae

Seoul Metro trains on Line 1 that are serviced at the Gunja Train Depot behind Yongdap Station operate up to this station, before taking a track that connects to Sinseol-dong Station on Line 2.

Station layout

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G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Line 1 platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound Line 1 toward Incheon, Sinchang or Seodongtan (Dongdaemun)
Northbound Line 1 toward Soyosan, Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University (Sinseol-dong)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
L3
Line 6 platforms
Westbound Line 6 toward Eungam (Sindang)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Line 6 toward Sinnae (Changsin)

Vicinity

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  • Exit 1 : Sungin Park
  • Exit 3 : Dongmyo
  • Exit 4 : Changsin Elementary School
  • Exit 8 : Dongdaemun
  • Exit 9 : Doosan APT

References

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  1. ^ a b c "동묘앞역" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-25.

37°34′19″N 127°00′51″E / 37.57194°N 127.01417°E / 37.57194; 127.01417