Yeongdeungpo Station

영등포 Yeongdeungpo
Yeongdeungpo station, 2008
Korean name
Hangul	영등포역
Hanja	永登浦驛
Revised Romanization	Yeongdeungpo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏngdŭngp'o-yŏk
General information
Location	618-496 Yeongdeungpo-dong, 846 Gyeonginno, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongbu Line
Platforms	5
Tracks	9
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	September 18, 1899 August 15, 1974 ()
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. KR: 28,229 Line 1: 113,606
Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Singil towards Soyosan Line 1 Sindorim towards Incheon Singil towards Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University Sindorim towards Sinchang or Seodongtan Singil towards Dongducheon Line 1 Gyeongwon Express Sindorim towards Incheon Singil towards Cheongnyangni Line 1 Gyeongbu Express Sindorim towards Sinchang Terminus Line 1 Gwangmyeong Shuttle Service Sindorim towards Gwangmyeong

Yeongdeungpo station (Station 139) is a ground-level railway station in Seoul, South Korea. The station is located in Yeongdeungpo Dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, and is a stop on the Gyeongbu Line, Honam Line and Seoul Subway Line 1. The station is integrated into the Yeongdeungpo Lotte Department Store. Located in the station are Lotteria, Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme, and KFC.

History

Yeongdeungpo station opened on September 18, 1899, as a stop on the Gyeongin Line. On April 1, 1936, trains on the Gyeongbu Line began calling here. The station's name was changed to "Namgyeongseong" (South Gyeongseong, Gyeongseong being the then name of Seoul), but it reverted to its current name on April 1, 1943, and on January 1, 1949, the station was given "Level 5" in its classification of importance. The station building was destroyed on June 30, 1950, five days after the beginning of the Korean War, and a new building was not completed until January 12, 1965. On February 1, 1968, the station was deemed to be of "Level 4" importance. Trains on the Seoul Subway began running through Yeongdeungpo on August 15, 1974. The station stopped handling freight on May 1, 2006.

On November 6, 2022, a Mugunghwa-ho train derailed at the station, injuring 30 passengers.

On September 18, 1899, when the Gyeongin Line opened, Noryangjin Station was located at the site of Yeongdeungpo Station, but it was not possible to build a station near the Han River due to flooding. On July 8, 1900, when the Gyeongin Line was fully opened, Noryangjin Station was moved to its current location. The existing station facilities in Yeongdeungpo were kept for operation, but when the residents of Yeongdeungpo demanded that trains stop there, the Gyeongin Railroad Joint Stock Company converted the facilities to Yeongdeungpo Station operations.

Services

The first train on weekdays (not including national holidays) is at 5.04 a.m. for northbound and 5.05 a.m. for southbound, while the last is at 00.04 a.m. for northbound and 00.24 a.m. for southbound. Travel time to Suwon takes 45 minutes, while travel time to Incheon takes 53 minutes.

All express trains, except for the Seoul - Cheonan Express, stop here, and the Gwangmyeong Shuttle stops here. In addition, trains to Incheon depart twice a day. In addition, it has become a gathering point for almost all Mugunghwa, Saemaeul, and KTX service systems.

Vicinity

The following places may be accessed from the exits as listed below.

• Exit 1 : Lotte Department Store, Yeongdeungpo market, Shinsegae department store
• Exit 2 : Singil Dong; "rear exit"
• Exit 3 : Yeongdeungpo tax office, Yeongdeungpo Post Office, Lotte Department Store
• Exit 4 : Yeongdeungpo fire station

References

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