# Jamsil station

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Subway station in South Korea

216 잠실 (송파구청) Jamsil (Songpa-gu Office) 814 잠실 (송파구청) Jamsil (Songpa-gu Office) Station sign (Line 2) Korean name Hangul 잠실역 Hanja 蠶室驛 Revised Romanization Jamsillyeok McCune–Reischauer Chamsillyŏk General information Location 567 Songpa-daero, 27 Jamsil 5-dong, Songpa District, Seoul[1] Coordinates 37°30′48″N 127°06′01″E / 37.51333°N 127.10028°E / 37.51333; 127.10028 Operated by Seoul Metro Lines Line 2 Line 8 Platforms 4 Tracks 4 Construction Structure type Underground Key dates October 31, 1980[1] Line 2 opened November 23, 1996[1] Line 8 opened Passengers (Daily) Line 2: 155,229[2][unreliable source?] (based on 2024 data) Line 8: 20,880[3] (based on 2012 data) Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Jamsillaru Next counter-clockwise Line 2 Jamsilsaenae Next clockwise Mongchontoseong towards Byeollae Line 8 Seokchon towards Moran Location

**Jamsil Station** ([Korean](/source/Korean_language): 잠실역) is an underground station on [Line 2](/source/Seoul_Subway_Line_2) and [Line 8](/source/Seoul_Subway_Line_8) of the [Seoul Metropolitan Subway](/source/Seoul_Metropolitan_Subway). [Lotte World](/source/Lotte_World) is continuous with the Line 2 station. The station is also called **Songpa-gu Office Station** ([Korean](/source/Korean_language): 송파구청역), due to the proximity of the office building (right outside Exit 10 of the Line 8 station).[1]

The Line 2 station is located in [Jamsil-dong](/source/Jamsil-dong) and the Line 8 station is located in [Sincheon-dong](/source/Sincheon-dong%2C_Seoul). Both neighborhoods are within [Songpa District](/source/Songpa_District), Seoul.

## Station layout

### Line 2

Jamsillaru ↑ Inner | | Outer ↓ Jamsilsaenae

Inner loop ← ● Line 2 toward Chungjeongno Outer loop → ● Line 2 toward City Hall →

### Line 8

Mongchontoseong ↑ S/B | | N/B ↓ Seokchon

Northbound ← ● Line 8 toward Byeollae Southbound → ● Line 8 toward Moran →

## Passenger load

A survey conducted in 2011 by the [Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport](/source/Ministry_of_Land%2C_Infrastructure_and_Transport_(Korea)) on 92 [Administrative divisions](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Korea) across the country reported that Jamsil Station is the second-busiest public transit stop after [Gangnam station](/source/Gangnam_station). It is followed by [Sadang station](/source/Sadang_station), [Seolleung station](/source/Seolleung_station) and [Sillim station](/source/Sillim_station).[4]

In December 2010 the station had the fourth-highest rate of WiFi data consumption of all the [Seoul Metropolitan Subway](/source/Seoul_Metropolitan_Subway) stations, following [Express Bus Terminal Station](/source/Express_Bus_Terminal_Station%2C_Seoul), [Sadang station](/source/Sadang_station), [Dongdaemun station](/source/Dongdaemun_station) and followed by [Jongno 3-ga Station](/source/Jongno_3-ga_Station).[5]

In a [Seoul Metro](/source/Seoul_Metro) analysis in 2024, Jamsil station became the busiest subway station across the Seoul area, surpassing Gangnam station with an average of 155,229 passengers each day on Line 2 over the course of the first four months in 2024.[2][6]

## Entrance

- Exit 1 : Ways to Bangi dong, Songpa district office, Telecom office of Songpa, Olympic Park

- Exit 2 : Songpa highway, [Lotte World Tower Avenuel Jamsil](https://m.lotteshopping.com/store/floor/main), Seokchon Lake

- Exit 4 : [Lotte World](/source/Lotte_World),[7] [Lotte Department Store Jamsil](https://m.lotteshopping.com/store/floor/main)

- Exit 10 : Songpa Gu Office

## Gallery

		- Line 2 platform

		- Line 8 platform

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-doo_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-doo_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-doo_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-doo_1-3) [잠실역](https://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=101013000933262) (in Korean). [Doopedia](/source/Doopedia). Retrieved 2016-02-06.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Maeil_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Maeil_2-1) Yujin, Lee (May 23, 2024). ["Among the subway stations in Seoul, Jamsil Station on Line 2 has the most users. According to the Se."](https://www.mk.co.kr/en/society/11023175) *[Maeil Business Newspaper](/source/Maeil_Business_Newspaper)*. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations](http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080247/http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418) 2014-10-06 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gangnam Busiest Subway Station in Korea"](http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/04/23/2012042300554.html). *[The Chosun Ilbo](/source/The_Chosun_Ilbo)*. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Seoul Subway Line No. 2 Becomes Major WiFi Hotspot"](http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/12/24/2010122401037.html). *[The Chosun Ilbo](/source/The_Chosun_Ilbo)*. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Kyung-don, Nam (June 19, 2024). ["\[Graphic News\] Jamsil overtakes Gangnam as Seoul's busiest subway station"](https://m.koreaherald.com/amp/view.php?ud=20240618050797). *[The Korea Herald](/source/The_Korea_Herald)*. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Pamungkas, Charisma (31 July 2019). ["Panduan Lotte World"](https://www.klook.com/id/article/7208-lotte-world-seoul/). *Klook* (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 October 2022.

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