Ttukseom Resort Station is a rapid transit station  on Seoul Subway Line 7

Seoul Subway Line 7

Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation was built 1990-96 and was completed 1 August 2000 ; the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was put into service on 29 February 2000...

. It is located in Noyu-dong

Noyu-dong

Noyu-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Gwangjin-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its two administrative dong , Jayang 3-dong and Jayang 4-dong.-External links:* at the Gwangjin-gu official website...

 in the Gwangjin-gu

Gwangjin-gu

Gwangjin-gu is one of the 25 wards of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the north side of the Han River. It was created from neighboring Seongdong-gu in 1995.Gwangjin-gu is home to Konkuk University and Sejong University...

 administrative district of Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

. It is the only station in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 to be located on the underside of a bridge, beneath Cheongdam Bridge

Cheongdam Bridge

Cheongdam Bridge or Grand Cheongdam Bridge is a bridge over the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. The bridge links the Gwangjin and Gangnam districts. A section of Line 7 of the Seoul Subway, between Cheongdam Station and Ttukseom Resort Station, runs on the underside of this bridge....

. The station also runs underneath a highway with two exits being south of the highway and two north. The south exits serve Ttukseom Resort while the north exits serve Noyu-dong which is administered by and consists of Jayang 3-dong and Jayang 4-dong which contain some residential towers with small shops

Mixed-use development

Mixed-use development is the use of a building, set of buildings, or neighborhood for more than one purpose. Since the 1920s, zoning in some countries has required uses to be separated. However, when jobs, housing, and commercial activities are located close together, a community's transportation...

 and other mixed commercial and residential areas. The station is serviced by a single bus route which is located at exit 4. Before Line 7 opened the station was known as Jayang Station (자양역).

History

Ttukseom Resort Station was opened on August 1, 2000. It was part of the last section of Line 7 to be completed creating a continuous track from Jangam Station

Jangam Station

Jangam Station is the northern terminus of the Seoul Subway Line 7, and is the only station on this line to be located outside the northern precincts of Seoul. This station is actually located within the train servicing depot, and has the lowest ridership out of all Line 7 stations. Much of the...

 to Onsu Station

Onsu Station

Onsu Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1. It is also the current western terminus of the Line 7. A westward extension of Line 7 is currently under construction. It is near the border of Seoul and Bucheon....

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Facilities

The station is elevated with 2 side platforms. At either end of the station are two exits; however, the station is not continuous. It is interrupted by the highway that runs perpendicular to it. There are elevators at both ends of the station. The south part of the station exits directly into Ttukseom Resort. The resort is a river park which is currently under construction with construction scheduled to finish in October 2009. The park features a lit fountain

Musical fountain

A musical fountain is a type of animated fountain for entertainment purposes that creates an aesthetic design . This is achieved by employing the effects of timed sound waves and timed light against water particles...

, swimming pool, restaurants, boat rentals, walking paths, climbing wall

Climbing wall

A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with grips for hands and feet, usually used for indoor climbing, but sometimes located outdoors as well. Some are brick or wooden constructions, but on most modern walls, the material most often used is a thick multiplex board with holes drilled...

 and bicycle rentals.

In the past, festivals have been held in the area and it has been the home of the Beautiful Flea Market since 2004 which is run by The Beautiful Store.

The north side of the platform allows access to the only bus route serving the station. As well it provides direct access to Noyu-dong. The area immediately around the station is mainly high-rise residential towers with commercial space on the lower floors. While Jayang 4-dong contains primarily low-rise

Low-rise

A low-rise is a building that is only a few stories tall.There is no universally accepted height requirement for a building to be considered a low-rise...

 residential and mixed-use development, Jayang 3-dong is mainly high-rise development.

Average Daily Ridership

Line	Passengers
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
7 Seoul Subway Line 7 Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation was built 1990-96 and was completed 1 August 2000 ; the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was put into service on 29 February 2000...	5759	7425	8510	9050	9013	8963	8666	8862	9064