Heukseok Station

Heukseok(Chung-Ang University) Station[1][2] is a train station of Seoul Subway Line 9, in Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea.

Heukseok Station Line9 Exit.jpg
Station statistics
Address115-1 Heukseok-dong
Dongjak-gu, Seoul
Coordinates37°30′32″N 126°57′49″E / 37.50889°N 126.96361°E / 37.50889; 126.96361Coordinates: 37°30′32″N 126°57′49″E / 37.50889°N 126.96361°E / 37.50889; 126.96361
StructureUnderground
Tracks2
Other information

Argument about Station name

When deciding station name of Line 9, Chung-Ang Univeristy, located near Heukseok Station, suggested the station name as "Chung-Ang University Station"(중앙대역) or "Chung-Ang University·Heukseok Station"(중앙대흑석역), but station name is decided as "Heukseok Station".

Later, Seoul Government changed that decision, and add "Chung-Ang University" in station name. So, final station name is decided as "Heukseok (Chung-Ang University)" (흑석(중앙대입구)).

History

  • May 1, 2008 : Station name decided as Heukseok Station[3]
  • September 18, 2008 : Name changed to Heukseok(Chung-Ang University) Station[1]
  • July 24, 2009 : Opened with opening of Seoul Subway Line 9 Gaehwa - Sinnonhyeon

Passenger count

Data of 2009 is calculated from July 24 (First Opened) ~ December 31.

Line People per day (people/day) References
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Line 9 Get on 5,506 7,195 8,466 9,758 10,927 11,564 11,255 [4]
Get off 5,523 7,227 8,482 9,876 11,117 11,792 11,466

References