Gwanghwamun station
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| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 광화문역 | ||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Gwanghwamun-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwanghwamun-yŏk | ||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sejongdaero Jiha 172, Sejong-ro 1-68 Jongno-gu, Seoul | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Seoul Metro | ||||||||||
| Line | Line 5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 30, 1996 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 64,721 (2024) | |||||||||||
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Gwanghwamun Station (Korean: 광화문역) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in South Korea. It is located next to the U.S. Embassy and, despite being named for the Gwanghwamun gate, it is not the closest subway station to it.
This station has the highest traffic of all stations on Line 5.