Gaehwa Station

Gaehwa Station
Station exterior
General information
Location	Gaehwa-dongno 8-gil 38 Gangseo-gu, Seoul
Operated by	Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation
Line(s)	Line 9
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Bus routes	601 605 6631 6632 6633 6641 6647 9602 2 6 8 33 60 60-2 60-3 66 68 69 78 85 85-1 88 150 300 631 1002 9000
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
Key dates
July 24, 2009	Line 9 opened

Gaehwa Station is a train station of Seoul Subway line 9. It is in Gaehwa-dong, Seoul. It is the only station above ground in Line 9. The headquarters of the Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation is located in the station.

History

• September 18, 2008 : Station name decided
• July 24, 2009 : Opened with opening of Seoul Subway Line 9 Gaehwa - Sinnonhyeon

Station structure

Gaehwa Station is the only above ground station in Line 9. The platform is on 1st floor, and the concourse (station lobby) is on the 2nd floor.

Platform

Terminus

| Down |

↓ Gimpo International Airport

Whole Station structure

L1 Platform level
	Down	→ Line 9 Local toward Sports Complex (Gimpo International Airport) →
	Island platform, doors will open random(left or right)
	Down	→ Line 9 Local toward Sports Complex (Gimpo International Airport) →
L2 Concourse	Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
G	Street level	Exit

Passenger count

Data of 2009 is calculated from July 24 (First Opened) ~ December 31.

Line		People per day (people/day)							References
		2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Line 9	Get on	2,322	3,019	3,508	4,128	5,409	5,943	6,349
	Get off	1,221	1,560	1,983	2,588	3,432	3,774	3,996

Pictures

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  Entrance sign of Gaehwa Station
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  Platform of Station
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  Gaehwa Station and Headquarters of Metro Line 9 Corp.
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  Train arrived at Station