Subway

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General Terms

  • 역(驛) - Station. For example: 서울역 is Seoul Station.
  • 전철(電鐵) - An electric railroad.
  • 열차(列車) - A train.
  • 지하철(地下鐵) - The subway.
  • 지하철역 - Subway station.
  • 갈아타다 - To transfer.
  • 갈아타는 곳 - The place to transfer.
  • 환승 - Transfer.
  • 행 (行) - Destination for the train. For example "사당행" means the train is bound for 사당. Some trains don't travel the entire line, so paying attention to the destination is important.
  • 선 - Line.
  • 출입문 -
  • 출구 (出口) - Exit.
  • 출입구(出入口) - Entrance.
  • 입구(入口) - Entrance.
  • (Sino Korean number) + 번출구 - Exit number ~. For example 육번출구 is exit number 6.
  • 나가는 곳 - Exit (literally place to get out).
  • 자리 - seat
  • 문 - door
  • 내리다 - to get off (the subway).

Seoul Subway Lines

For lines 1-9 use the Sino Korean numbers.

  • 분당선 - Bundang line
  • 일호선 - Line 1
  • 이호선 - Line 2
  • 삼호선 - Line 3
  • 사호선 - Line 4
  • 오호선 - Line 5
  • 육호선 - Line 6
  • 칠호선 - Line 7
  • 팔호선 - Line 8
  • 구호선 - Line 9

Note due to consonant assimilation rules, some of the line names are pronounced differently than spelled. Proper pronunciation:

  • 일호선 → "이로선"
  • 육호선 → "유코선"
  • 칠호선 → "치로선"
  • 팔호선 → "파로선"


Announcements and Messages

Messages and announcements heard in the subway.

  • 조심하시기 발압니다 - Please be careful
  • 지금 열차가 들어고있습니다
  • 곧 출발하겠습니다 - (The train) will depart shortly.

express train


Train Status

Sign at 신도림 station showing the status of other trains.

There is usually a sign in the subway station indicating the status of a train.

  • 출발 - Departing
  • 대기 - Standing by
  • 접근 - Approaching





Other related terms

  • 양보하다 - to give up, to compromise. "자리를 양보한다" means to give up your seat.
  • 노약자(老弱者) - Old and weak (people). Usually used in the context of giving up your seat for them.