Gangnam station

222 강남 Gangnam
Station Sign (Line 2)
Korean name
Hangul	강남역
Hanja	江南驛
Revised Romanization	Gangnam-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kangnam-yŏk
General information
Location	804 Yeoksam 2-dong, 303 Gangnamdaero Jiha, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Operated by	Seoul Metro Shinbundang Railroad Corporation
Line(s)	Line 2      Shinbundang Line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Key dates
December 23, 1982[1]	Line 2 opened
October 28, 2011[1]	Shinbundang Line opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 2: 207,410[2] Shinbundang Line: 19,856[2]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Yeoksam Next counter-clockwise Line 2 Seoul National University of Education Next clockwise Sinnonhyeon towards Sinsa Shinbundang Line Yangjae towards Gwanggyo

Gangnam is a station on Line 2 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located within the Greater Gangnam Area between the Gangnam and Seocho Districts of Seoul, South Korea. The station is the busiest station on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, serving over 70,000 daily passengers on average.^[3]

This station serves as a crucial transfer point between Line 2 and buses to all over Seoul and southern Gyeonggi Province. It became the northern terminus of the Shinbundang Line on October 29, 2011 until May 28, 2022 when it was extended north to Sinsa, whereas the southern terminus being at Gwanggyo.

Both stations have two tracks and two side platforms.