Wangsimni station
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| Hangul | 왕십리역 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Wangsimni-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Wangsimni-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 246 Haengdang 1-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°33′40.3″N 127°2′15.8″E / 37.561194°N 127.037722°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Seoul Metro Korail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 2 Line 5 Gyeongui–Jungang Line Suin–Bundang Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| September 16, 1983 | Line 2 opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 15, 1995 | Line 5 opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 15, 2011 | Gyeongui–Jungang Line opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 6, 2012 | Suin–Bundang Line opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 2: 35,958 Line 5: 12,460 Gyeongui–Jungang Line: 21,298 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wangsimni Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 5, Gyeongui–Jungang Line, and Suin–Bundang Line; most Suin–Bundang Line trains end service here, though a few daily services continue along the tracks used by the Gyeonggi-Jungang line to terminate at the next station, Cheongnyangni in northeastern Seoul. It is located in Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul.
The name of the station, "Wangsimni", is related to a historical account dating from 14th century Korea. After establishing and becoming the first king of the Joseon dynasty, Yi Seong-gye presented the great Buddhist monk Muhak with the task of finding a site for the new capital. After searching for a suitable place, the monk stopped and saw an old farmer passing by on his ox. The farmer pointed toward the northwest and said to him, wangsimni (往十里), literally meaning 'go ten more li (li = a unit measure that equals to one-third of a mile).' The startled Muhak went to the northwest as he was told and ended up at the southern foot of Mt. Bugak, where Gyeongbokgung now stands. This was how Hanyang (present-day Seoul) was born.