Seoul Subway Line 3: all 44 stations, the transfers, and how long it takes to type

Line 3 is the orange line on the Seoul subway map. It opened in two stages in 1985, first from Gupabal to Dongnimmun in July and then on to Yangjae in October. Later extensions reached Ilsan in the northwest and Ogeum in the southeast, so the line now links the new towns of Goyang with Gyeongbokgung Palace and Apgujeong. In HelloSubway it runs from Daehwa to Ogeum, 44 stations in all.

The route, from northwest to southeast

From Daehwa the line passes Juyeop, Jeongbalsan, Madu and Baekseok in Ilsan, then Daegok, Hwajeong, Wondang, Wonheung, Samsong, Jichuk and Gupabal. Inside Seoul it goes through Yeonsinnae, Bulgwang, Nokbeon, Hongje, Muakjae and Dongnimmun before reaching Gyeongbokgung and Anguk. The central stretch is Jongno 3-ga, Euljiro 3-ga, Chungmuro, Dongguk University, Yaksu, Geumho and Oksu. After the Han River come Apgujeong, Sinsa, Jamwon and Express Bus Terminal, then Seoul National University of Education, Nambu Terminal, Yangjae, Maebong, Dogok, Daechi, Hangnyeoul, Daecheong, Ilwon, Suseo, Garak Market, Police Hospital and Ogeum.

Transfers

Sixteen of the 44 stations connect to another line: Daegok, Yeonsinnae, Bulgwang, Jongno 3-ga, Euljiro 3-ga, Chungmuro, Yaksu, Oksu, Sinsa, Express Bus Terminal, Seoul National University of Education, Yangjae, Dogok, Suseo, Garak Market and Ogeum. Express Bus Terminal alone is shared by three lines in the game, Lines 3, 7 and 9.

How hard is it to type?

Typing every station once takes 298 Hangul keystrokes, about 6.8 per station. The longest names are Police Hospital (경찰병원) at 13 keystrokes, then Express Bus Terminal (고속터미널) and Nambu Terminal (남부터미널) at 12. The shortest need only four: Seoul National University of Education (교대), Daechi (대치) and Suseo (수서). For a 44-station line that is light, because most names are two syllables. Start Line 3, or see where it sits in the difficulty ranking.