Jamsil station

216 잠실 (송파구청) Jamsil (Songpa-gu Office) 814 잠실 (송파구청) Jamsil (Songpa-gu Office)
Station sign (Line 2)
Korean name
Hangul	잠실역
Hanja	蠶室驛
Revised Romanization	Jamsillyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Chamsillyŏk
General information
Location	567 Songpa-daero, 27 Jamsil 5-dong, Songpa District, Seoul[1]
Coordinates	37°30′48″N 127°06′01″E
Operated by	Seoul Metro
Line(s)	Line 2      Line 8
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Key dates
October 31, 1980[1]	Line 2 opened
November 23, 1996[1]	Line 8 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Line 2: 155,229[2]^[unreliable source?] (based on 2024 data) Line 8: 20,880[3] (based on 2012 data)
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station Jamsillaru Next counter-clockwise Line 2 Jamsilsaenae Next clockwise Mongchontoseong towards Byeollae Line 8 Seokchon towards Moran

Line 2 platform

Line 8 platform

Jamsil Station (Korean: 잠실역) is an underground station on Line 2 and Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Lotte World is continuous with the Line 2 station. The station is also called Songpa-gu Office Station (Korean: 송파구청역), due to the proximity of the office building (right outside Exit 10 of the Line 8 station).^[1]

The Line 2 station is located in Jamsil-dong and the Line 8 station is located in Sincheon-dong. Both neighborhoods are within Songpa District, Seoul.

Station layout

Line 2

Jamsillaru ↑

Inner | | Outer

↓ Jamsilsaenae

Inner loop	← ● Line 2 toward Chungjeongno
Outer loop	→ ● Line 2 toward City Hall →

Line 8

Mongchontoseong ↑

S/B | | N/B

↓ Seokchon

Northbound	← ● Line 8 toward Byeollae
Southbound	→ ● Line 8 toward Moran →

Passenger load

A survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on 92 Administrative divisions across the country reported that Jamsil Station is the second-busiest public transit stop after Gangnam station. It is followed by Sadang station, Seolleung station and Sillim station.^[4]

In December 2010 the station had the fourth-highest rate of WiFi data consumption of all the Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations, following Express Bus Terminal Station, Sadang station, Dongdaemun station and followed by Jongno 3-ga Station.^[5]

In a Seoul Metro analysis in 2024, Jamsil station became the busiest subway station across the Seoul area, surpassing Gangnam station with an average of 155,229 passengers each day on Line 2 over the course of the first four months in 2024.^[2][6]

Entrance

• Exit 1 : Ways to Bangi dong, Songpa district office, Telecom office of Songpa, Olympic Park
• Exit 2 : Songpa highway, Lotte World Tower Avenuel Jamsil, Seokchon Lake
• Exit 4 : Lotte World,^[7] Lotte Department Store Jamsil
• Exit 10 : Songpa Gu Office

References

1. 잠실역 (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
2. Yujin, Lee (May 23, 2024). "Among the subway stations in Seoul, Jamsil Station on Line 2 has the most users. According to the Se." Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
3. Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
4. "Gangnam Busiest Subway Station in Korea". The Chosun Ilbo. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
5. "Seoul Subway Line No. 2 Becomes Major WiFi Hotspot". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
6. Kyung-don, Nam (June 19, 2024). "[Graphic News] Jamsil overtakes Gangnam as Seoul's busiest subway station". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
7. Pamungkas, Charisma (31 July 2019). "Panduan Lotte World". Klook (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 October 2022.