Nakseongdae Station

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Nakseongdae Station
Korean name
Hangul 낙성대역
Hanja 落星垈驛
Revised Romanization Nakseongdae-yeok
McCune-Reischauer Naksŏngdae-yŏk
Station information
Subway line/station # Line 2 (227)
Station type Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Screen Doors Not Installed
Operator Seoul Metro
Opened December 12, 1983
Address 1693-38 Bongcheon 6-dong
Gwanak-gu, Seoul

Nakseongdae Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2. This station is named after a nearby place called Nakseongdae (落星垈), which literally means 'the site of the fallen star' and is the birthplace of the great Goryeo general Gang Gam-chan, best known for his heroics against an invading Khitan force in the Battle of Gwiju.

This station is located in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul.

Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward City Hall
Line 2
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