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Chongshin University Station (총신대입구역) and Isu Station (이수역) Line 4 – Station...

An anomaly in the Seoul subway system, the Line 4 station and Line 7 station in this neighborhood that marks the dividing line between Dongjak-gu and Seocho-gu actually bear different names, despite...

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Noryangjin Station (노량진역) Line 1 – Station #136, Line 9 – Station #917

The Noryangjin area of Seoul, which nestles against the eastern end of Yeouido, is known above all else for its enormous fish market, one of the country’s largest.  And we will certainly get to that,...

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Sindaebang Station (신대방역) Line 2 – Station #231

For several kilometers on the south side of the river, Line 2 jumps aboveground and traces the district borders between Yeongdeungpo-, Guro-, Dongjak-, and Gwanak-gus, before burrowing back down and...

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Sangdo Station (상도역) Line 7 – Station #739

I’d been hoping for a bit more to be going on around Sangdo, given its relative proximity to Chung-Ang University (중앙대학교), and while it wasn’t an uninteresting neighborhood, it didn’t have any of the...

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Jangseungbaegi Station (장승배기역) Line 7 – Station #740

Before modernization it wasn’t uncommon to find totem poles marking the entrance to Korean villages, serving as village guardians and frightening away evil spirits.  These totems, most often called...

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Dongjak Station (동작역) Line 4 – Station #431, Line 9 – Station #920

Dongjak’s best real estate sits on a large hill below the city’s southernmost bend in the Han River, giving it unobstructed views of the slowly moving waters and the northern half of the city spread...

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