Seokchon
Seokchon is a railway stop in Songpa-dong, Songpa, Seoul, Gyeonggi. Seokchon is situated nearby to Samjeondo Monument, as well as near the quarter Suseo-dong.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seokchon and Lotte World.
Seokchon
Metro station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seokchon Station is an interchange station on Line 8 and Line 9 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, located near Seokchon Lake Park. Originally a station along Line 8 only, it became a transfer station when an extension of Line 9 opened on 1 December 2018.
Lotte World
Theme park
Photo: SJ Yang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lotte World or Lotte World Adventure is a theme park and major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. Opened in July 1989, Lotte World consists of a large indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", shopping malls, a luxury hotel, an observation tower, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities and movie theaters. Lotte World is situated 1 km northwest of Seokchon.
Samjeondo Monument
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Samjeondo Monument is a monument marking the submission of the Korean Joseon dynasty to the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in 1636 after the latter's invasion of the former. Samjeondo Monument is situated 760 metres northwest of Seokchon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suseo-dong and Jangji-dong.
Suseo-dong
Quarter
Suseo-dong is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. The name Suseo originated from the feature of Han River running through the western part of the region. Suseo-dong is also home to the Tancheon park.
Jangji-dong
Quarter
Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jangji-dong is a dong of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. The old name of the dong was janbeodeuri, derived from jan beodeul where the species grew a lot. Jangji-dong is situated 3½ km southeast of Seokchon.
Wirye
Suburb
Wirye New Town is a planned community in Songpa District, Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. It is named after Wiryeseong. Wirye is situated 4½ km southeast of Seokchon.
Seokchon
- Type: Railway stop
- Also known as: “Seokchonyeok”
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Songpa-dong, Songpa, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.50533° or 37° 30′ 19″ northLongitude
127.10713° or 127° 6′ 26″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
8Q99G444+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 6094327350OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
10354775
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Seokchon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石村”
- Japanese: “ソクチョン”
- Korean: “Seokchon”
- Korean: “석촌”
- Korean: “석촌역”
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