Jayang station

{{short description|Train station in Seoul, South Korea}} {{infobox station | name = {{Infobox station/Header SMS |native_name = 자양 (뚝섬한강공원) |name = Jayang (Ttukseom Hangang Park) |line_name = Line 7 |station_number = 728 }}| mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes | hangul = 자양역 | hanja = 紫陽驛 | mr = Chayang-yŏk | rr = Jayang-yeok }} | image = 20240229 자양역 역명판.jpg | alt = | caption = Station Sign | address = 73 Jayang 3-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul | coordinates = | passengers = | operator = Seoul Metro | lines = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=7|inline=yes}} | platforms = 2 | tracks = 2 | bus_routes = | structure = Aboveground | opened = | years = August 1, 2000 | events = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=7|inline=yes}} opened | years2 = | events2 = | years3 = | events3 = | years4 = | events4 = }}

'''Jayang station''' ({{langx|ko|자양역}}) is a metro station on Seoul Subway Line 7. It is located in Jayang-dong in the Gwangjin District administrative district of Seoul. It is the only station in South Korea to be located on the underside of a bridge, beneath Cheongdam Bridge. The station also runs underneath a highway with two exits being south of the highway and two north. The south exits serve Ttukseom Hangang Park,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwangjin.go.kr/eng/culture/Md_7_2.jsp|title=Hangang Park Ttukseom Area|publisher=Gwangjin District|accessdate=12 August 2009}}</ref> while the north exits serve Jayang 3-dong and Jayang 4-dong which contain some residential towers with small shops and other mixed commercial and residential areas. The station is serviced by a single bus route which is located at exit 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://traffic.local.naver.com/Subway/StationInfo_Detail_Traffic.asp?CID=1000&LMenu=3&LID=7&SID=728|script-title=ko:네이버 :: 교통|publisher=Naver|accessdate=12 August 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715100611/http://traffic.local.naver.com/Subway/StationInfo_Detail_Traffic.asp?CID=1000&LMenu=3&LID=7&SID=728|archive-date=15 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before Line 7 opened the station was known as Jayang Station ({{Korean|hangul=자양역|labels=no}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=038&aid=0000072797|script-title=ko:서울 서울 서울 청담대교|publisher=KoreaIlbo|accessdate=12 August 2009|date=17 May 2001}}</ref>

==Station layout== {|style="text-align:center;" |- | {{stn|Konkuk University}} ↑ |- || S/B {{!}} {{!}} N/B |- | ↓ {{stn|Cheongdam}} |}

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" frame="hsides" rules="rows" |- ! Southbound | ← {{rcb|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|7|inline=dot}} toward {{stn|Seongnam||Incheon}} |- ! Northbound | {{0|→}} {{rcb|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|7|inline=dot}} toward {{stn|Jangam}} → |}

==History== Jayang station was opened on August 1, 2000. It was part of the last section of Line 7 to be completed creating a continuous track from Jangam station to Onsu station.

==Facilities== The station is elevated with 2 side platforms. At either end of the station are two exits; however, the station is not continuous. It is interrupted by the highway that runs perpendicular to it. There are elevators at both ends of the station. The south part of the station exits directly into Ttukseom Hangang Park which is a river park which has been open since October 2009. The park features a lit fountain, swimming pool, restaurants, boat rentals, walking paths, climbing wall and bicycle rentals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitseoul.net/en/article/article.do?_method=view&art_id=10834&lang=en&m=0004003002015&p=03|title=Hangang Parks & Facilities, Biking Roads|publisher=VisitSeoul.net|accessdate=12 August 2009|archive-date=12 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612131936/http://www.visitseoul.net/en/article/article.do?_method=view&m=0004003002015&p=03&art_id=10834&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the past, festivals have been held in the area<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=261794|title=A Tradition & Modern City All Wrapped in One at the 'Hi Seoul Festival 2007'|publisher=VisitKorea.or.kr|accessdate=12 August 2009|archive-date=3 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003190933/http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=261794|url-status=dead}}</ref> and it has been the home of the Beautiful Flea Market since 2004 which is run by The Beautiful Store.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flea1004.com/Eng/|title=What is the Ttukseom Flea Market?|publisher=Beautiful Flea Market|accessdate=12 August 2009|archive-date=11 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711005524/http://www.flea1004.com/Eng/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The north side of the platform allows access to the only bus route serving the station. As well it provides direct access to Noyu-dong. The area immediately around the station is mainly high-rise residential towers with commercial space on the lower floors. While Jayang 4-dong contains primarily low-rise residential and mixed-use development, Jayang 3-dong is mainly high-rise development.

==Average Daily Ridership== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;" !rowspan="2"|Line !colspan="9"|Passengers |- !2000 !2001 !2002 !2003 !2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 |- |align="center"|7<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smrt.co.kr/Intro/General/General_income_station.jsp|script-title=ko:수송수입현황_월별|accessdate=27 August 2009|publisher=smrt.co.kr|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624021007/http://www.smrt.co.kr/Intro/General/General_income_station.jsp|archivedate=24 June 2008}}</ref> | 5759 | 7425 | 8510 | 9050 | 9013 | 8963 | 8666 | 8862 | 9064 |}

==In Popular Culture== The Station (and the whole line) appeared in the 2025 Netflix animated musical film KPop Demon Hunters during one of the battle scenes between Rumi, Mira & Zoey (the main protagonists of the film) and the Demons. The station and the whole line also appeared in several Korean/American media.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=August 8, 2025 |title=K-Pop Demon Hunters: 9 real locations you can visit in Seoul |url=https://ssoluck.com/board/notice-detail/62 |website=Ssoluck |location= |publisher=Ssoluck |access-date=January 18, 2026}}</ref>

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{{Adjacent stations|system1=Seoul Metropolitan Subway |line1=7|left1=Konkuk University|right1=Cheongdam }}

{{Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations|line7=yes}} {{coord|37|31|54|N|127|04|00|E|region:KR_source:kolossus-jawiki_type:railwaystation|display=title}}

Category:Metro stations in Gwangjin District Category:Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Category:Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2000