Jichuk Station

Jichuk Station
Korean name
Hangul	지축역
Hanja	紙杻驛
Revised Romanization	Jichungnyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Chich'ungnyŏk
General information
Location	818-64 Jichuk-dong, 300 Samsongno, Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do[1]
Coordinates	37°38′53″N 126°54′50″E / 37.64800°N 126.91393°ECoordinates: 37°38′53″N 126°54′50″E / 37.64800°N 126.91393°E
Operated by	Seoul Metro, Korail
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
Key dates
July 13, 1990[1]	Line 3 opened
Traffic
Passengers	(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 3: 3,125[2]

Jichuk Station is located just northwest of Seoul on Seoul Subway Line 3. It is within walking distance to Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul. Jichuk station has a subway depot for Line 3 trains nearby.

Seoul Metro operates Line 3 south of this station; stations north of Jichuk (Ilsan Line Section) are operated by Korail. Korail & Seoul Metro jointly operate the platforms. But Seoul Metro operates whole domain of station.

Origin of the name

Jichuk Station is named after the administrative area (dong) that it is located in. The area used to belong to two villages in the Joseon period. Jijeong-ri produced paper, while Chuk-ri was famous for its bush clovers. When the area became united under Goyang-gun, it was named using the first syllables of the two villages.^[3]

Station layout

G

Street level

Exit

L1 Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs

L3 Line 3 platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← Line 3 – Ilsan Line toward Daehwa (Samsong)
	Southbound	→ Line 3 toward Ogeum (Gupabal) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Passengers

Line	Figure[4]
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Ilsan Line	774	725	787	811	481	524	547
Seoul Subway Line 3	2449	2537	2582	2437	2429	2593	2584

References

1. "지축역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
2. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
3. "Jichuk". Seoul Metro. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
4. Original data from Seoul Metro (2006)