Namtaeryeong station
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|---|---|---|---|
 Exit 3 | |||
| Korean name | |||
| Hangul | 남태령역 | ||
| Hanja | |||
| Revised Romanization | Namtaeryeong-yeok | ||
| McCune–Reischauer | Namt'aeryŏng-yŏk | ||
| General information | |||
| Location | 2909 Seocho-gu, Seoul[1] | ||
| Operated by | Seoul Metro | ||
| Line(s) | Line 4 | ||
| Platforms | 1 | ||
| Tracks | 2 | ||
| Construction | |||
| Structure type | Underground | ||
| Key dates | |||
| April 1, 1994[1] | Line 4 opened | ||
Namtaeryeong Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 4. It is operated by Seoul Metro.[1][2]
The name of this station literally means "great southern pass," referring to a passageway linking
Choson Dynasty
. King Jeong-Jo(정조), the 22nd King of Choson, had gone to Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, where the Jeong-Jo's father was buried on. When Jeong-Jo came back to palace, he passed the hill named 'Fox Hill.' But King Jeong-Jo didn't know about this hill's name, and suddenly he saw one old man, so he asked to him "What is this hill's name?" So the old man answered "Oh lord! This hill's name is Namtaeryeong." However, the one vassal already knew what's this hill's real name; Fox Hill, so he contradict to old man and said "No! This hill's name is Fox Hill." So King Jeong-Jo was really wondered that why old man lied to him. So the old man said "Actually fox is very vicious and sly animal, so I couldn't say the real name to you, because you are the King of us, so I couldn't make a mess to your name, I decided to tell you the better name Namtaeryeong, which means 'Great Hill located on Southern part,' instead Fox Hill." So King Jeong-Jo was so impressed to old man, and decided to change that hill's name Fox Hill to Namtaeryeong.
Most of the provincial railways in South Korea were built with Japanese expertise when
left hand drive in Seonbawi.[3]
It is an island platform with two lines on one side, and a screen door is installed. There are 4 exits.
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit |
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| L2 Platforms |
Northbound | ← Sadang )
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Southbound | Seonbawi ) → | |
References
- ^ Doopedia. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ "Namtaeryeong". Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ "<오후여담>좌측통행" (in Korean). Munhwa Ilbo. 2006-05-16. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
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| Preceding station | Seoul Metropolitan Subway | Following station | ||
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| Sadang towards Jinjeop
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Line 4 | Seonbawi towards Oido
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| Seoul Subway Line 4 | |||
| Gwacheon Line | |||
| Ansan Line | |||
37°27′50″N 126°59′21″E / 37.46379°N 126.98912°E
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