Yangjae station

{{Short description|Station of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2014}} {{infobox station | name = {{Infobox station/Header SMS |native_name =양재 (서초구청) |name =Yangjae (Seocho-gu Office) |line_name =Line 3 |station_number =342 }} | mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes | hangul = 양재역 | hanja = {{linktext|良|才|驛}} | mr = Yangjae-yŏk | rr = Yangjae-yeok }} | image = Seoul-metro-342-Yangjae-station-sign-20181125-104656.jpg | alt = | caption = Station Sign (Line 3) | address = 2585 Nambusunhwan-ro, 12-1 Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul<ref name="doo">{{cite web|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1383727&cid=40942&categoryId=32190|title= 양재역|publisher=Doopedia|access-date=14 February 2017|language=ko}}</ref><ref name="SM" /> | coordinates = {{coord|37|29|04|N|127|02|02|E|source:kolossus-kowiki|display=title,inline}} | passengers = (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. '''Line 3''': 86,862<ref name="KTDB_smesrs">[http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080247/http://www.ktdb.go.kr/en/web/guest/418 |date=6 October 2014 }}. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.</ref> '''Shinbundang Line''': 8,845<ref name="KTDB_smesrs" /> | operator = Seoul Metro Shinbundang Railroad Corporation | lines = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=3|inline=yes}} {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=Shinbundang|inline=yes}} | platforms = 4 | tracks = 4 | bus_routes = | structure = Underground | opened = | years = October 18, 1985<ref name="doo" /> | events = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=3|inline=yes}} opened | years2 = October 28, 2011<ref name="doo" /> | events2 = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=Shinbundang|inline=yes}} opened | years3 = | events3 = | years4 = | events4 = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Seoul Metropolitan Subway |line1=3|left1=Nambu Bus Terminal|right1=Maebong |line2=Shinbundang|left2=Gangnam|right2=Yangjae Citizen's Forest|to-left2=Sinsa }} }}

'''Yangjae (Seocho-gu Office) Station''' is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 and Shinbundang Line. It was the southern terminus of Line 3 until October 30, 1993, when the line was extended to Suseo station, and it became a transfer station with the Shinbundang Line on October 28, 2011. It is located in Yangjae-dong, Seocho and Gangnam District, Seoul.<ref name="doo" /><ref name="SM">{{cite web|url=http://dmzap1.seoulmetro.co.kr/station/eng/stationinfo.action?eng=Y&searchValue=&stationId=0332&mainLine=3|publisher=Seoul Metro|access-date=14 February 2017|title=Yangjae|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214182312/http://dmzap1.seoulmetro.co.kr/station/eng/stationinfo.action?eng=Y&searchValue=&stationId=0332&mainLine=3|archive-date=14 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It serves as an important mass transit hub for commuters who travel between Seoul and suburban cities such as Bundang, Yongin, and Suwon.

==Station layout== {|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G''' |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=390 valign=top|Exit |- |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=50|'''L1 Concourse''' |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=100|Lobby |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=390|Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |- |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2''' |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the right |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Northbound |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|3}} toward Daehwa (Nambu Bus Terminal) |- |Southbound |{{0|→}} {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|3}} toward Ogeum (Maebong) → |- |style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the right |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L3''' |style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the left |- |Southbound |{{0|→}} '''Shinbundang Line''' toward Gwanggyo (Yangjae Citizen's Forest) → |- |style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Northbound |style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← '''Shinbundang Line''' toward {{stn|Sinsa}} ({{stn|Gangnam}}) |- |style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the left |}

==Vicinity==

*Exit 1: Hanjin Art Center *Exit 2: Yeongdong Middle School, Woosung APT *Exit 3: Eungseong Middle & Eungwang girls'High Schools *Exit 4: Eonju Elementary School *Exit 5: Seocho Social Welfare Center *Exit 6: Yangjae Il(1)-Dong *Exit 7: Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) *Exit 8: Seocho District Office, Yangjae High School, Institute of Foreign Affairs & National Security

==Nearby areas of interest== ===Citizens' Forest=== Yangjae Citizens' Forest is located near Yangjae Tollgate on the Gyeongbu Expressway, the entrance to Seoul City. Built for the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Seoul Olympics, the land was prepared in July 1983 as part of Gaepo-dong Land Arrangement Plan. The construction of the Forest continued for about three years and completed in November 1986. The total area is 358,992 sq. meters. The park's major facilities include landscaped facilities, such as Grass Field, Octagonal Pavilion, and Pagora (wisteria trellis). The Forest also has sports facilities, such as tennis and basketball courts. Other major structures in the Forest include the Memorial Hall for Patriot Yun Bonggil, a parking lot, children's playground, and an outdoor wedding hall.

*Location: 236, Yangjae 2-dong *Admission: Free *Parking: capacity for 571 cars *Yangjae station exit 7, 20 minutes walk or transfer to bus (get off at Yangjae Citizens' Forest). *[http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/seoul/343 Yangjae Citizens' Forest]

===Yangjaecheon=== Yangjaecheon is a 5.5 km long body of water that stretches from Gwanak-san through the southern area of Gangnam-gu. There are two swimming areas for kids, a number of stepping stone bridges to cross, and two sites for an ecosystem watch.

*Yangjae station exit 7, 18 minutes walk. *[http://www.lifeinkorea.com/travel2/travel.cfm Yangjae Stream]

==Gallery== {{Commons category}} <gallery> File:Seoul-metro-342-Yangjae-station-sign-20181125-104856.jpg|Station Sign (on wall) (Line 3) </gallery>

== References == {{reflist}}

Category:Metro stations in Seocho District Category:Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Category:Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1985 Category:Seoul Subway Line 3 Category:Shinbundang Line