West Seoul

The districts of Gangseo and Yangcheon are in the west of the city of Seoul.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Balsan and Ujangsan.

Balsan

Metro station

Balsan Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Balsan station lies just east of Gimpo International Airport. The Han River is a 15-minute walk to the north.

Ujangsan Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. It is named after a nearby mountain to the east. This station is notable for being the first one operated by Seoul Metro to have platform screen doors.

Magok

Metro station

Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Magok Station is a subway station of Seoul Subway Line 5. It was opened in 2008, much later than the rest of Line 5, because the area underwent a significant redevelopment transforming a previously largely residential area into a completely new core city with…