Dongdaemun

Dongdaemun station station is a station on Line 1 and Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Sometimes called Dong Station, it is named after one of the Four Great Gates of the circular wall surrounding ancient Seoul, and is situated on the eastern end of Jongno.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: train station in South Korea
  • Also known as: “Dongdaemun station” and “Dongdaemun Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dongdaemun and Seoul City Wall Museum.

City gate
Photo: Karl Baron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heunginjimun, a.k.a. , is one of The Eight Gates of Seoul in the Seoul City Wall, a prominent landmark in central , South Korea. The Korean name "Dongdaemun" means "Great East Gate," and it was so named because it was the major eastern gate in the wall that surrounded Seoul during the Joseon period.

Museum
Photo: 오모군, CC BY 3.0.
The is a for the Seoul City Wall in Jongno-5.6 ga Subdistrict, , , . is situated 260 metres north of Dongdaemun.

Hospital
Photo: Parkyongjoo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hospital, which is situated 470 metres southwest of Dongdaemun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bangsan-dong and Changsin-dong.

Quarter
is a legal dong, or neighborhood, of , South Korea and governed by its administrative dong, Euljiro 3, 4, 5ga-dong.

Quarter
Photo: 안우석, CC0.
is a dong of , , South Korea.

Quarter
Photo: 안우석, CC0.
is a dong of , , South Korea.

Dongdaemun

Latitude
37.5705° or 37° 34′ 14″ north
Longitude
127.00953° or 127° 0′ 34″ east
Operator
서울교통공사
Network
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Open location code
8Q99H2C5+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9454775467
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q490545
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Dongdaemun” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “东大门”
  • Chinese: “东大门站”
  • Chinese: “東大門站”
  • Dutch: “Dongdaemun Station”
  • French: “Dongdaemun”
  • German: “Dongdaemun”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Dongdaemun Chhàm”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Tûng-thai-mùn Chhàm”
  • Hungarian: “Dongdaemun állomás”
  • Hungarian: “Tongdemun állomás”
  • Ido: “Dongdaemun Staciono”
  • Ido: “Staciono Dongdaemun”
  • Interlingua: “Dongdaemun Station”
  • Italian: “Dongdaemun”
  • Japanese: “トンデムン(東大門)”
  • Japanese: “東大門駅”
  • Korean: “1동대”
  • Korean: “4동대”
  • Korean: “동대문”
  • Korean: “동대문역”
  • Russian: “Тондэмун”
  • Spanish: “Estacion Dongdaemun”
  • Spanish: “Estación Dongdaemun”
  • Tagalog: “Dongdaemun Estasyon”
  • Tagalog: “Estasyon ng Dongdaemun”
  • Tagalog: “Estasyong Dongdaemun”
  • Venetian: “stasion de Dongdaemun”
  • Vietnamese: “Ga Dongdaemun”
  • Yue Chinese: “東大門站”

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Highlights include 광무대 and Heunginjimun Gate.

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