Gyeongui Line Forest Park
경의선숲길
It has no gate, no fee and no closing time, but it also has no car park anywhere along its 6.3 km — the operator says so outright and tells you to come by train. Which is fitting for a park that used to be one.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 경의선숲길
- Address
- Yeonnam-dong, Mapo-gu to Yongsan-gu, Seoul (office: 37 Saechang-ro, Mapo-gu)
- Opening hours
- open at all hours
- Closed
- Open year-round
- Hours notes
- Walking times the operator gives by section: Yeonnam-dong 1.2 km / 35 min, Wauigyo 370 m / 15 min, Sinsu–Daeheung–Yeomni 1.3 km / 35 min, Saechanggogae–Wonhyo-ro 960 m / 25 min. Busking is allowed only on the 200 m between Hongik University Station exit 3 and the Yeonnam police box, 11:00–20:00 daily, booked free through the Seoul public reservation service.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Opened
- 2012 · The Daeheung-dong section opened first in March 2012; all seven sections were finished in 2016.
What to see
Ttangttang Street
A restored railway level crossing on the Wauqyo stretch, named after the sound of the crossing bell. It keeps more of the old railway than anywhere else on the line.
Ttangttang Street selected
Visiting rules
- PhotographyAllowed with conditions
- Agree terms with the park office in advance. Weekdays 08:00–21:00 only, and not between Hongik Univ. Station Exit 3 and the Yeonnam-dong police box junction. No amplifiers, no rigs, no camera rails
- Seoul Parks — Gyeongui Line Forest Park ·
Nearby
AK Plaza Hongdae
A shopping mall standing over Hongik University Station. It never takes a closing day, and on weekends and public holidays it opens half an hour earlier than on weekdays.
Eulmildae
A Pyongyang-style naengmyeon house of some forty years, serving cold buckwheat noodles in broth or with raw fish, with mung bean pancake and boiled pork beside them.
Hongdae Walking Street
A registered shopping street running along Eoulmadang-ro, with 192 units along it. Several stretches around Hongdae are registered as shopping streets; this is the largest of them.
KT&G Sangsangmadang Hongdae
One address, seven floors, and not one standing opening time published for any of them. What this building says about its own hours is whatever show happens to be on that floor this month.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Yeontral Park?
It is the Yeonnam-dong section, 1.2 km and about 35 minutes, running from Yeonnam intersection to Hongik University Station. It is the busiest part of the park.
Which station should I use?
It depends on the section: Hongik University or Gajwa for Yeonnam-dong, Hongik University or Sogang University for Wauigyo, Gongdeok or Daeheung for the Sinsu–Daeheung–Yeomni stretch, and Hyochang Park for Saechanggogae and Wonhyo-ro.
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