Jamsillaru Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2. Its former name literally means "in the fortress," probably referring to the nearby Mongchon and Pungnap earthen walls, and it was also named from Seongnae-cheon. It is also the closest subway station to the Asan Medical Center.

잠실나루 (수협중앙회공제보험)
Jamsillaru
(Suhyup Insurance)
Korean name
Hangul
잠실나루역
Hanja
나루
Revised RomanizationJamsillaru-yeok
McCune–ReischauerChamsillaru-yŏk
General information
Location624 Seongpadae-ro, 1 Sincheon-dong,
Songpa-gu, Seoul[1]
Coordinates37°31′13″N 127°06′14″E / 37.52028°N 127.10389°E / 37.52028; 127.10389
Operated bySeoul Metro
Line(s)     Line 2
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedOctober 31, 1980[1]
Previous namesSeongnae
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 2: 36,616[2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Gangbyeon
Next counter-clockwise
Line 2 Jamsil
Next clockwise

The station was renamed from "Seongnae" in order to avoid confusion with the Songnae station.

It is located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa District, Seoul.

Station layout

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L2
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outer loop Line 2 toward City Hall (Gangbyeon)
Inner loop Line 2 toward Chungjeongno (Jamsil)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
G Street level Exit

Vicinity

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  • Exit 1: Jamsil High School, Asan Medical Center, Jamsil Parkrio APT
  • Exit 2: Miseong APT, Jinju APT
  • Exit 3: Songpa District Office
  • Exit 4: Jangmi APT

References

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  1. ^ a b 잠실나루역 (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  2. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.