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fozziejr2
Joined: 05 May 2008
Location: soon to be korea (august 08)
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 Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject: Kon Kuk University |
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Anybody know where about in Seoul this Univ is? I have to travel there from Busan via train, does anybody know what the easiest way to get there would be once I get off at the major train station? Traveling around this country has been a little harder than I expected.
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Harpeau
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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From Seoul Station, get on Line #4 (light blue) and head north-east to Dongdaemoon Stadium. Then transfer to Line #2 green) and head eastward. Look for Konkuk University Station on the map. Line #2 and #7 meet (olive line). Welcome to town.
http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr/
Click on Rout Map. |
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kiwiduncan
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to Seoul.
Take subway line number one from Seoul Station to City Hall. At City Hall transfer to line number 2 (the green line) and you can head straight to KonKuk University. Make sure you go in the right direction though - the first station you pass after City Hall station should be Euljiro 1 Ga.
Konkuk University has a nice big pond on the campus. It's a nice place to sit and chat. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Kon Kuk!!! What sort of name is that for a University?
Yea I got my Phd from Kon Kuk
Big deal I got my Phd from Kuk Ki University
So what I'm a graduate of Bum Suk University.
Place needs a name change. |
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seoulteacher
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:16 am Post subject: |
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Not to take anything away from KiwiDuncan (whose directions, below, are to-the-point and accurate), I've inserted station nos. to remove any possibility of ambiguity:
Take subway line number one from Seoul Station (subway station # 133) to City Hall (# 132). At City Hall transfer to line number 2 (the green line; City Hall is # 201) and you can head straight to KonKuk University (# 212). Make sure you go in the right direction though - the first station you pass after City Hall station should be Euljiro 1 Ga (# 202).
Give yourself approx. 2 mins between each station (within Seoul). So, from City Hall to KonKuk should be approx. 22 mins.
And yes, do pay attention to heading in the right direction: in my early days of using the subway, I'd sometimes suddenly realize that I was heading the wrong way  , and would have to scramble off and change direction...and, naturally, it would happen when I was short of time.
Bon voyage!  |
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kiwiduncan
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| seoulteacher wrote: |
Not to take anything away from KiwiDuncan (whose directions, below, are to-the-point and accurate), I've inserted station nos. to remove any possibility of ambiguity:
Take subway line number one from Seoul Station (subway station # 133) to City Hall (# 132). At City Hall transfer to line number 2 (the green line; City Hall is # 201) and you can head straight to KonKuk University (# 212). Make sure you go in the right direction though - the first station you pass after City Hall station should be Euljiro 1 Ga (# 202).
Give yourself approx. 2 mins between each station (within Seoul). So, from City Hall to KonKuk should be approx. 22 mins.
And yes, do pay attention to heading in the right direction: in my early days of using the subway, I'd sometimes suddenly realize that I was heading the wrong way , and would have to scramble off and change direction...and, naturally, it would happen when I was short of time.
Bon voyage! |
Thanks for that additional info. I should have added the numbers myself but it slipped my mind. Cheers |
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seoulteacher
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:26 am Post subject: |
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| kiwiduncan wrote: |
Thanks for that additional info. I should have added the numbers myself but it slipped my mind. Cheers |
Well, Kiwiduncan, I can be pedantic (or seemingly-pedantic, as I prefer to think of myself )...using subway nos. became a pet peeve of mind: I once wasted like 1 1/2 hours at Sinchon station (# 240) because the other expat I was waiting to meet had gone to Sincheon station (217). For those of us who are non-speakers of Korean, like me, some stations sure are confusing: Samsong (318) & Samseong (219).
Incidentally, your nickname reminds me of a friend from NZ ('KiwiMike' I call him once in a while), who once regaled a subway car with his guitar playing and singing as we traveled in from Ilsan. One older gent even insisted that Mike take his Won 1,000 tip; it was a fun time! (And Mike has since decamped to the warmer climes of Thailand). |
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