Gwanghwamun Station (Korean: 광화문역) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in South Korea. It is not the closest subway station to the actual gate of Gwanghwamun, which it is named after. It is located next to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.

This station boasts the most traffic of all Line 5 stations.

Station layout

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Street level

Exit

L1 Concourse	Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2 Platforms	Westbound	← Line 5 toward Banghwa (Seodaemun)
	Island platform, doors open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Line 5 toward Hanam Geomdansan or Macheon (Jongno 3(sam)-ga)→

Vicinity

• Exit 1: Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
• Exit 2: Embassy of the United States, Seoul, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Jongno District Office
• Exit 3: New Zealand Embassy of Korea
• Exit 4: Kyobo Building, Kyobo Book Centre and Embassy of Colombia in Seoul
• Exit 5: Cheonggyecheon and Kyobo Book Centre
• Exit 6: Taiwan Embassy of Korea, Deoksu Elementary School
• Exit 9: Haechi Madang, an underground walkway that connects the station to Gwanghwamun Plaza

Tourism

In January 2013, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, which operates the line, distributed free guidebooks from the station. These were printed in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which features eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers.

Nearby tourist attractions include: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Cheonggyecheon and Kyobo Book Centre.