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Yeouido Station is a subway station on Line 5 and Line 9 of the Seoul Subway system. It is one of the stations that serve the eponymous island of Yeouido, one of Seoul's financial hubs. The large Yeouido Park is close to this station.[1]

526 / 915 Yeouido
Station Sign (Line 5)
Korean name
Hangul	여의도역
Hanja	汝矣島驛
Revised Romanization	Yeouido-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏŭido-yŏk
General information
Location	3 Yeouido-dong, 40 Yeouinaruro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul[1]
Operated by	Seoul Metro, Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation
Line(s)	Line 5      Line 9
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Key dates
August 12, 1996[1]	Line 5 opened
July 24, 2009[1]	Line 9 opened
Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Singil towards Banghwa Line 5 Yeouinaru towards Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon National Assembly towards Gaehwa Line 9 Saetgang towards VHS Medical Center Dangsan towards Gimpo International Airport Line 9 Express Noryangjin towards VHS Medical Center

A new subway line starting from Yeouido broke ground in December 2011 heading south.^{[citation needed]}

In 2023, the new subway line will be extended to Ansan in southwest Gyeonggi Province. Travel time from Yeouido to Ansan is expected to take only around 30 minutes.[2]

Station layout

G

Street level

Exit

L1 Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs

L2 Line 5 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← Line 5 toward Banghwa (Singil)
	Eastbound	→ Line 5 toward Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon (Yeouinaru)→
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

L3 Line 9 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← Line 9 Local toward Gaehwa (Nat'l Assembly) ← Line 9 Express toward Gimpo International Airport (Dangsan)
	Eastbound	→ Line 9 Local toward VHS Medical Center (Saetgang) → → Line 9 Express toward VHS Medical Center (Noryangjin) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Vicinity

• Exit 1: Gwangjang APT
• Exit 2: Financial Supervisory Service, KT
• Exit 3: National Assembly of South Korea, Yeouido Park, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
• Exit 4: Small Business Corporation
• Exit 5: Korea Exchange, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)
• Exit 6: Yunjung Elementary School, Yunjung Middle School, Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park

Attractions

• IFC Seoul: IFC Office Towers, IFC Mall Seoul and Conrad Seoul Hotel.[3][4] The station is connected to the complex by a moving walkway, and is approximately two kilometers from Line 5.[5]

References

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