Yeonnam-dong 연남동
Cafe lanes and the Gyeongui Line Forest Park, a short walk from Hongik Univ. Station.
Good to know
Closed days, exits and opening hours. Numbers point to the sources below.
Closed days
Yeonnam-dong is a neighborhood and park with no opening hours.
- Gyeongui Line Forest ParkNo opening hours ¹
Hours and notes
The Gyeongui Line Forest Park is a 6.3 km linear park. Its Yeonnam section runs from Yeonnam Intersection to Hongik Univ. Station.
- Gyeongui Line Forest Park6.3 km linear park; Yeonnam section from Yeonnam Intersection to Hongik Univ. Station ¹
Exits
From Hongik Univ. Station (Line 2), Exit 3 to Yeonnam Police Box is about 200 m, about 3 minutes on foot. Gajwa Station (Gyeongui–Jungang Line) is at the end of Semo-gil.
- From Hongik Univ. Station (Line 2)Exit 3 to Yeonnam Police Box, about 200 m, about 3 minutes on foot Estimate ¹
- Seoul parks (Gyeongui Line Forest Park), checked Oct 15
From popular starting points
Subway and train routes with typical times and fares.
| From | Route | Time | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incheon Airport T1 | AREX all-stop to Gongdeok → Line 6 to Hapjeong → Line 2 to Hongik Univ.Seoul Metro station distances (OA-12034, KOGL Type 1) + fare table, checked Oct 14 Estimate | 75 min | ₩4,750 |
| Seoul Station | Line 1 to City Hall → Line 2 to Hongik Univ.Seoul Metro station distances (OA-12034, KOGL Type 1) + fare table, checked Oct 14 Estimate | 17 min | ₩1,550 |
| Myeong-dong | Line 4 to Dongdaemun History & Culture Park → Line 2 to Hongik Univ.Seoul Metro station distances (OA-12034, KOGL Type 1) + fare table, checked Oct 14 Estimate | 23 min | ₩1,550 |
| Gangnam | Line 2 from Gangnam to Hongik Univ.Seoul Metro station distances (OA-12034, KOGL Type 1) + fare table, checked Oct 14 Estimate | 32 min | ₩1,850 |
Eat here
- BaekbanCheap set meals at the old taxi-driver restaurants.
- Sundae-gukBlood sausage soup.
- GamjatangPork bone and potato stew.
Where locals send youYeonnam Seo Sikdang (연남서식당)Standing-only beef rib restaurant since 1953; moved to Yeonhui-dong next door in 2022.
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Live, from the stations around this place.
Sources
Checked Oct 15 against the official pages below.
- Station names in English: Seoul Metro subway map data, checked Oct 15
- Park and station exit: Seoul parks (Gyeongui Line Forest Park), checked Oct 15
- Live data name (POI073): Seoul real-time city data (KOGL Type 1), checked Oct 15
- Map point (lat/lng), used for route requests only. Approximate, not from official facts.: OpenStreetMap, checked Oct 15 Estimate
- Eat here: Seoul Future Heritage, checked Oct 15
Photos
- Gyeongui Line Forest Park in Yeonnam-dong, a tree-lined path along a shallow water channel: Brit in Seoul, CC BY-SA 4.0, original
- Gyeongui Line Forest Park path with old rail tracks: Christian Bolz (크리스티안 볼츠), CC BY-SA 4.0, original
- Alley in Yeonnam-dong: Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0, original