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Seoul Subway Line 6: all 39 stations and the Eungam loop

The brown line begins with a one-way loop at Eungam, then runs past the World Cup Stadium and Itaewon to Sinnae. 39 stations, 299 keystrokes.

Mangwon Hangang Park by the Han River, near Mangwon station on Line 6
Photo: Brit in Seoul · CC BY-SA 4.0

Line 6 is the brown line. Its final piece, the Sangwolgok to Eungam section, opened in December 2000 and completed the route. It runs from Eungam through Itaewon and the World Cup Stadium area to Sinnae, through some of the hillier neighbourhoods of northwest Seoul.

The Eungam loop

The western end is a one-way loop. Trains leave Eungam, go round Yeokchon, Bulgwang, Dokbawi, Yeonsinnae and Gusan, and come back to Eungam before heading east. In the game you start at Yeokchon and type the loop in order, so Eungam is typed once, after Gusan.

The rest of the route

After Eungam come Saejeol, Jeungsan, Digital Media City, World Cup Stadium, Mapo-gu Office, Mangwon, Hapjeong, Sangsu, Gwangheungchang, Daeheung, Gongdeok, Hyochang Park, Samgakji, Noksapyeong, Itaewon, Hangangjin, Beotigogae, Yaksu, Cheongu, Sindang, Dongmyo, Changsin, Bomun, Anam, Korea University, Wolgok, Sangwolgok, Dolgoji, Seokgye, Taereung, Hwarangdae, Bonghwasan and Sinnae.

World Cup Park, near World Cup Stadium station
World Cup Park, by World Cup Stadium station.Photo: Vanessaliam · CC BY-SA 3.0

Transfers and typing

Fourteen of the 39 stations are transfers, among them Bulgwang, Yeonsinnae, Digital Media City, Hapjeong, Gongdeok, Samgakji, Yaksu, Sindang and Seokgye. The line takes 299 Hangul keystrokes, about 7.7 per station. Digital Media City (디지털미디어시티) and World Cup Stadium (월드컵경기장) are the longest at 17 each, and Cheongu, Bomun and Sinnae the shortest at five. Loops on other lines are compared in lines that loop. Start Line 6.

Common questions

How many stations does Line 6 have in HelloSubway?

39 stations, from Yeokchon to Eungam.

Where can I change from Line 6 to another line?

14 of its stations are shared with other lines in the game, including Bulgwang, Yeonsinnae, Digital Media City, Hapjeong, Gongdeok, Hyochang Park.

How hard is Line 6 to type?

Typing every station once takes 299 keystrokes, about 7.7 per station. The longest name is Digital Media City at 17. The game rates it level 5 of 7 among the lines of its city.

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