Namtaeryeong Station

Namtaeryeong Station
File:Namtaeryeong Stn. 434.jpg Namtaeryeong Station, Exit 2.
Korean name
Hangul	남태령역
Hanja	南泰嶺驛
Revised Romanization	Namtaeryeong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Namt'aeryŏng-yŏk
Line 4
← Sadang Seonbawi →
Station number	434
Address	2909 Bangbae 2-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
Date opened	April 1, 1994
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	1 / 2
Operator	Seoul Metro

Namtaeryeong Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 4. It is the southernmost station on Line 4 that is operated by Seoul Metro.

The name of this station literally means "great southern pass," referring to a passageway linking Seoul and Gwacheon, between Mt. Gwanak and Mt. Umyeon.

Most of the provincial railways in South Korea were built with Japanese expertise when Korea was under Japanese rule. Trains still run on the left hand side of the track on these railways. But the Seoul Subway, which was constructed much later in the 1970s, ran on the right hand track. Therefore, between Namtaeryeong and Seonbawi Stations, where the two lines connect, the underground tracks must cross over from right hand drive in Namtaeryeong to left hand drive in Seonbawi.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit
L1 Concourse	Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2 Platforms	Northbound	← Line 4 toward Danggogae (Sadang)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ Gwacheon Line toward Oido (Seonbawi) → → Line 4 Alighting passengers only →

References

Preceding station		Seoul Metropolitan Subway		Following station
Sadang toward Danggogae		Line 4		Seonbawi toward Oido