- Wangsimni Station
Infobox SMS station
caption=Wangsimni Station
hangul=왕십리역
hanja=往十里驛
rr=Wangshimni-yeok
mr=Wangshimni-yǒk
line2=208
line5=540
jungang=K116
type=Underground (Lines 2 & 5) Aboveground (Jungang)
platforms=Line 2 — 2side platforms Line 5 — 2side platforms Jungang — 1island platform
screendoors=Installed (Line 5 only)
operator=Seoul Metro (Line 2) SMRT (Line 5)Korail (Jungang)
opened=September 16 ,1983 (Line 2)November 15 ,1995 (Line 5)
address=246 Haengdang 1-dong (Line 2) 192 Haengdang-dong (Line 5) 168-1 Haengdang-dong (Jungang)Seongdong-gu ,Seoul Wangsimni Station is a station on the
Seoul Subway Line 2 ,Seoul Subway Line 5 , and theJungang Line . It will also be a transfer point to theBundang Line in a few years' time.The name of the station, "Wangsimni," is related to an interesting 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 the task of finding a site for the new capital. After searching for a suitable place, the monk stopped in this neighborhood, and saw an old farmer passing by on his ox. This farmer pointed northwest and said to him, "wangsimni" (往十里), literally meaning 'go ten more ri.' The startled Muhak went as he was told, and ended up at the southern foot of Mt. Bugak, whereGyeongbokgung now stands. This was how Hanyang (present-daySeoul ) was born.All three stations (Line 2, Line 5, Yongsan-Deokso Line) are located within
Haengdang-dong ,Seongdong-gu , Seoul.Gallery
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