Dongmyo station

Dongmyo Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 6. It is named after a nearby shrine, built during the Joseon dynasty to honor Guan Yu, arguably the most famous Chinese military general from the Three Kingdoms era.

127 동묘앞 Dongmyo 636 동묘앞 Dongmyo
Station nameplate (Line 6)
Korean name
Hangul	동묘앞역
Hanja	東廟앞驛
Revised Romanization	Dongmyoap-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Tongmyoap-yŏk
General information
Location	117 Sungin-dong, 359 Jongno Jiha, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Line(s)	Line 1      Line 6
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	December 21, 2005 () December 15, 2000 ()
Services Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Sinseol-dong towards Soyosan Line 1 Dongdaemun towards Incheon Sinseol-dong towards Uijeongbu or Kwangwoon University Dongdaemun towards Sinchang or Seodongtan Sinseol-dong towards Dongducheon Line 1 Gyeongwon Express Dongdaemun towards Incheon Sinseol-dong towards Cheongnyangni Line 1 Gyeongbu Express Dongdaemun towards Sinchang Sindang towards Eungam Line 6 Changsin towards Sinnae

Seoul Metro trains on Line 1 that are serviced at the Gunja Train Depot behind Yongdap Station operate up to this station, before taking a track that connects to Sinseol-dong Station on Line 2.

Station layout

G

Street level

Exit

L1 Concourse

Lobby

Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs

L2 Line 1 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ Line 1 toward Incheon, Sinchang or ‹See TfM›Seodongtan (Dongdaemun) →
	Northbound	← Line 1 toward Soyosan, ‹See TfM›Uijeongbu or ‹See TfM›Kwangwoon University (Sinseol-dong)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

L3 Line 6 platforms	Westbound	← Line 6 toward Eungam (Sindang)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Line 6 toward Sinnae (Changsin) →

Vicinity

• Exit 1 : Sungin Park
• Exit 3 : Dongmyo
• Exit 4 : Changsin Elementary School
• Exit 8 : Dongdaemun
• Exit 9 : Doosan APT