Nowon station

노원
Nowon
노원
Nowon
Station Platform (Line 7)
Korean name
Hangul
노원역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNowon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerNowŏn-yŏk
General information
Location69-1 Sanggye-ro, 602-5 Sanggye 2-dong ()
1409 Dongil-ro Jiha, 729 Sanggye-dong ()
Nowon-gu, Seoul
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 4
     Line 7
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAboveground/Underground
Key dates
April 20, 1985     Line 4 opened
October 11, 1996     Line 7 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 4: 51,700
Line 7: 46,671
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Sanggye
towards Jinjeop
Line 4 Chang-dong
towards Oido
Madeul
towards Jangam
Line 7 Junggye
towards Seongnam

Nowon station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 4 and Line 7. The station on Line 4 is elevated whereas the station on Line 7 is underground, owing to the elevated tracks of Line 4 between Danggogae station and Chang-dong station. In addition, the two stations are far apart, making passengers walk a considerable distance for transfers.

Many restaurants, bars, pubs, as well as many clothing shops, accessory shops, beauty salons are located around Nowon Station. The Lotte Department Store is directly accessible from the Line 7 station.

Both the Line 4 and Line 7 stations are located in Sanggye-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul.