Three Sillim Line Light Rail Stations Named by Dongjak District Residents

Naming contest reflecting local characteristics for stations in the Sinlim Line light rail section until the 18th... 3 locations including Daebang-dong Seongnam Middle and High Schools, Korea Meteorological Administration and Boramae Park, near Boramae Hospital

Planned location of Daebang-dong Seongnam Middle and High School station among the Sillim Line light rail stations

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) is holding a public contest for station names of the Sinlim Line light rail within the district through resident proposals until the 18th.

The Sinlim Line light rail, which began construction in 2017, is a route with a total length of 7.8 km and 11 stations, starting from Yeouido (Saetgang Station), passing through Daebang Station, Boramae Station, and crossing the western part of Dongjak-gu. It is scheduled to open in February 2022.

In particular, it passes near major local educational, medical, and sports cultural facilities such as residential areas like Daebang-dong and Sindaebang-dong, Seongnam Middle and High Schools, Seoul Technical High School, Boramae Municipal Hospital, and Boramae Park, greatly improving accessibility.

This contest was prepared to allow residents to directly propose and establish station names that represent the characteristics of our district and are easy for anyone to call.

The proposal targets are three Sinlim Line light rail stations within the district: ▲In front of Seongnam Middle and High Schools in Daebang-dong (103) ▲Korea Meteorological Administration and Boramae Park (105) ▲Near Seoul Boramae Hospital (106).

Among the stations on the light rail line, Daebang Station and Boramae Station are transfer stations and will use the subway station names currently in use. Names that could be used as promotional tools for specific organizations or companies are excluded from proposals.

Any Dongjak-gu resident can participate by downloading the proposal form from the district office website and submitting it via email (ykct@dongjak.go.kr), mail, visit, or fax.

Submitted proposals will be reviewed this month through resident opinion collection in Daebang-dong and Sindaebang-dong, then deliberated and selected next month by the Dongjak-gu Naming Committee based on ▲popularity ▲regional representativeness ▲historical significance, and finally decided by the Seoul City Naming Committee.

For more details, contact the Transportation Administration Division.

Han Dae-hee, head of the Transportation Administration Division, said, “We hope that through this resident proposal, station names for the Sinlim Line light rail that represent the region and reflect residents’ sentiments will be established,” and added, “We look forward to the interest and participation of many residents.”

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