Hongik University Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2

Seoul Subway Line 2

Seoul Subway Line 2 is a circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The line running clockwise is called the "inner circle line" and the counter-clockwise line is called the "outer circle line." This is Seoul's most heavily used line, and the longest circular subway line in the world...

. As its name indicates, it serves the nearby Hongik University

Hongik University

Hongik University, usually known as "Hongdae" for short, is a private university in the Mapo-gu district of central Seoul, South Korea with a second campus in Jochiwon, Chungcheongnam-do. Hongik University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs...

. The Hongdae area around the station and the university is famous for being the nightclub

Nightclub

A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...

 and entertainment mecca of northwestern Seoul. At first, the station was known as Donggyo Station, named after the neighborhood that it serves.

As of December 2010, it has become a transfer station to A'REX and is planned to connect to the Gyeongui Line

Gyeongui Line

The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. When opened in 1906 it linked Seoul in what is now South Korea to P'yŏngyang and Sinŭiju in what is now North Korea...

in December of 2012.