Seoul Subway Line 5

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Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, dubbed the violet line, is a long line crossing from west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea. It is one of two subway lines in Seoul to cross under the Han River (the other being the Suin-Bundang Line), which is done at two points (between Mapo and Yeouinaru, and also between Gwangnaru and Cheonho). The main line runs through to Hanam Geomdansan Station while the branch line from Gangdong Station terminates at Macheon Station. In 2019, Line 5 carried an annual ridership of 334 million or about 915,000 passengers per day. It is the only line so far to have no above-ground stations, though it initially shared this distinction with Line 6 before the construction of Sinnae station. Line 5 has a different station sign design compared to the first four lines; its station signs have purple or blue arrowhead-shaped designs with their station's number printed in the top, the Hangul name in the centre, and the English...

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