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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Chet Wautlands wrote: |
| But you can't transfer at Sadang without exiting and paying again. Or so I've read. |
Sure you can. you actually walk past the #2 line on your way down to the #4 AFTER you go through the turnstiles.
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Chet Wautlands
Joined: 11 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:23 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| Chet Wautlands wrote: |
| But you can't transfer at Sadang without exiting and paying again. Or so I've read. |
Sure you can. you actually walk past the #2 line on your way down to the #4 AFTER you go through the turnstiles.
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Just joking around ttompatz! Another poster had a prolonged argument on here about whether or not you could transfer there. I spend too much time on here.
But while I have your attention, thanks for all your help over the years! |
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uklathemock
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:25 am Post subject: |
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| wishfullthinkng wrote: |
living near gangnam station is probably the best location for a single person who is looking to be in the middle of it all in my opinion.
it's near the busiest metro hub in seoul, almost all major metro lines are easily accesible from that location, a ton of nightlife available in sinsa/gangnam/apujeong/cheongdam and a cab ride to itaewon costs 7k and to hongdae around 12k. for those who loathe other foreigners you also have the added benefit of not having many of them around. |
+1 Loved living in that area. Just hop across Hannam bridge and your in Itaewon. However, it can be hard to get a cab if you don't drive. Sinsa is the easiest place to get a cab in Kangnam imo. |
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Mankor
Joined: 15 Jun 2011
Location: ROK
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:03 am Post subject: |
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+1 Loved living in that area. Just hop across Hannam bridge and your in Itaewon. However, it can be hard to get a cab if you don't drive. Sinsa is the easiest place to get a cab in Kangnam imo.[/quote]
Is Itaewon a good place to be near, I've heard it's a bit of a dive, I've only been there in the daytime though. |
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Mr. BlackCat
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
Location: Insert witty remark HERE
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| wishfullthinkng wrote: |
living near gangnam station is probably the best location for a single person who is looking to be in the middle of it all in my opinion.
it's near the busiest metro hub in seoul, almost all major metro lines are easily accesible from that location, a ton of nightlife available in sinsa/gangnam/apujeong/cheongdam and a cab ride to itaewon costs 7k and to hongdae around 12k. for those who loathe other foreigners you also have the added benefit of not having many of them around. |
I disagree. I lived right near Gangnam station for a year and the transportation was not great. You have to take buses north/south, and the traffic is insufferable. The subways station is crazy busy, and line 2 is always packed, especially down there. Everything is more expensive and the nearest grocery store was a 15 minute walk away, and Emart was way further. I also don't get where you're coming from in your last sentence. There are tons of foreigners in Gangnam, second only to HBC/Itaewon. Not that that was a problem, I'm just pointing it out.
However, the area did have good food and nightlife options. I did enjoy living there for the most part, but chose to move on after that one year. If I did go back I would choose to be closer to Sinsa station because it gets you out of the congestion and closer to central Seoul.
To get back to the OP, I would say Sinchon/Hongdae/Hapjeong is a good area to be in. Good transportation links, nightlife, food, vibe, apartments. Other than that, Wangsimni looks interesting although I've never lived there myself. In my opinion, as long as you're near a subway stop you have the whole city at your fingertips. |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Here
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Jamshil is pretty nice too. Close to Seoul's 'Central Park' as the Koreans call it - Olympic Park. And a very nice park it is too. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| Someone in this thread mentioned Hannam dong being nice: is that Hannam station, on the Jungang line? I walked around that area and thought it was pretty awful- old buildings, dirty streets, etc. Care to point out where the niceness is around there? |
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nero
Joined: 11 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| The Floating World wrote: |
| Jamshil is pretty nice too. Close to Seoul's 'Central Park' as the Koreans call it - Olympic Park. And a very nice park it is too. |
Yeah, Jamsil is very convenient. I lived on line 5 which was better than the green line. For some reason all the crazies use the green line.
I always figured Gongdok would be the best place, cheap - but a quick subway ride to Hongdae and Itaewon |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:40 am Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| Someone in this thread mentioned Hannam dong being nice: is that Hannam station, on the Jungang line? I walked around that area and thought it was pretty awful- old buildings, dirty streets, etc. Care to point out where the niceness is around there? |
Hannam Station is on Line 1. Dark blue......
The area does have some poor-ish neighborhoods, but it's mostly known for being an embassy area, the UN village, and some of the best schools for foreign kids are there. It's pretty cosmopolitan, for Seoul that is!
And it's going to get a lot more posh around there.....the whole area south of the Itaewon main strip down to the river is going to be redeveloped. One of the largest redevelopments in Seoul history. The apartments going up there are expected to be incredibly expensive.
Of course the people who have lived there for decades in the 'villa' neighborhoods are being pushed out against their will and relocated to far flung places.......but, the rich must have their way......and the amount of money to be made by building ordinary apartment buildings then charging astronomical prices would make you buckle at the knees. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:45 am Post subject: |
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| Lazio wrote: |
The convenience is due to the fact that is has two different lines.  Go a few stops north on line 4 and you will need to transfer almost all the time. Plus if you live here, you don't need to do that very tricky transferring from line #4 to line #2.  |
Perhaps I'm nitpicking here, but hey, it's the internet, and I'm still going to disagree. A few stops north on Line 4 you're still unlikely to have to transfer more than once, and about half of the Line 4 stations in Seoul are transfer stations in the first place. I live on Line 4 (outside of Seoul), and it's very seldom that I have to transfer more than once to get wherever I'm going. I hang out around Seoul National and Gangnam a fair bit, and pretty much anytime I want to go anywhere north of the river it requires multiple transfers. |
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Lazio
Joined: 15 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
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| The convenience is due to the fact that is has two different lines. Go a few stops north on line 4 and you will need to transfer almost all the time. Plus if you live here, you don't need to do that very tricky transferring from line #4 to line #2. |
Perhaps I'm nitpicking here, but hey, it's the internet, and I'm still going to disagree. A few stops north on Line 4 you're still unlikely to have to transfer more than once, and about half of the Line 4 stations in Seoul are transfer stations in the first place. I live on Line 4 (outside of Seoul), and it's very seldom that I have to transfer more than once to get wherever I'm going. I hang out around Seoul National and Gangnam a fair bit, and pretty much anytime I want to go anywhere north of the river it requires multiple transfers. |
It all depends on where are you going frequently from where. I agree that Sillim, Bongcheon etc are not the best places if you need to get to the opposite side of the city. On the other hand between Dongjak and Seoul Station on line 4 you will need to transfer multiple times if you want to get to basically anywhere outside of the "downtown" (downtown meaning the City Hall, Jongno, Dongdaemun, Myeongdong, Chungmuro etc. area)
Personally I use both #2 and #4 lines going all 4 directions equally frequently whether it is for work, meeting friends or taking care of miscellaneous businesses.
My original post was meant to recommend Sadang as a very good spot for commuting because it sure is and I think you agree with that part. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| nero wrote: |
| The Floating World wrote: |
| Jamshil is pretty nice too. Close to Seoul's 'Central Park' as the Koreans call it - Olympic Park. And a very nice park it is too. |
Yeah, Jamsil is very convenient. I lived on line 5 which was better than the green line. For some reason all the crazies use the green line.
I always figured Gongdok would be the best place, cheap - but a quick subway ride to Hongdae and Itaewon |
Some great apartment complexes there as well.
That'd be my pick... but the pats I was looking at were in the range of 1,000,000,000 won. |
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TellyRules986
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:38 am Post subject: |
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I will ditto somewhere along line 4.
Or in the middle somewhere between itaewon and hongdae hehe.
| Chet Wautlands wrote: |
| But you can't transfer at Sadang without exiting and paying again. Or so I've read. |
Read that thread again... |
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