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{{Short description|Train station in South Korea}}
{{infobox station
| name = {{Infobox station/Header SMS
|native_name =남태령
|name =Namtaeryeong
|line_name =Line 4
|station_number =434
}}
| mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
| hangul  = 남태령역
| hanja   = {{linktext|南|泰|嶺|驛}}
| mr      = Namt'aeryŏng-yŏk
| rr      = Namtaeryeong-yeok
}}
| image       = Seoul-metro-434-Namtaeryeong-station-entrance-3-20181121-133912.jpg
| alt         =
| caption     = Exit 3
| address     = 2909 [[Bangbae-dong|Bangbae 2-dong]], <br /> [[Seocho-gu, Seoul]]<ref name="doo">{{cite web|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1381834&cid=40942&categoryId=32190|title=남태령역|publisher=[[Doopedia]]|accessdate=2017-07-18|language=Korean}}</ref>
| coordinates =
| passengers  =
| operator    = [[Seoul Metro]]
| lines       = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=4|inline=yes}}
| platforms   = 1
| tracks      = 2
| bus_routes  =
| structure   = Underground
| opened      =
| years       = April 1, 1994<ref name="doo" />
| events      = {{rail color box| system=Seoul Metropolitan Subway| line=4|inline=yes}} opened
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'''Namtaeryeong Station''' is a station on [[Seoul Subway Line 4]] in [[Seoul, Korea]]. It is operated by [[Seoul Metro]].<ref name="doo" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dmzap1.seoulmetro.co.kr/station/eng/stationinfo.action?eng=Y&searchValue=&stationId=0434&mainLine=4|publisher=Seoul Metro|accessdate=2017-07-18|title=Namtaeryeong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030215933/http://dmzap1.seoulmetro.co.kr/station/eng/stationinfo.action?eng=Y|archive-date=2017-10-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is an island platform with two lines on one side, and a screen door is installed. There are 4 exits.
== Name ==
Its name means "great southern pass," referring to a passageway linking [[Seoul]] and [[Gwacheon]], between [[Gwanaksan|Mt. Gwanak]] and Mt. Umyeon. The name came from the [[Choson Dynasty]]. [[Jeongjo of Joseon]], the 22nd King of Choson, had gone to Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, where Jeong-Jo's father was buried on. When Jeong-Jo came back to palace, he passed the hill named 'Fox Hill.' But King Jeong-Jo didn't know about this hill's name, and suddenly he saw one old man, so he asked to him "What is this hill's name?" So the old man answered "Oh lord! This hill's name is Namtaeryeong." However, the one vassal already knew what's this hill's real name; Fox Hill, so he contradict to old man and said "No! This hill's name is Fox Hill." King Jeong-Jo wondered why the old man had lied to him. So the old man said "Actually fox is very vicious and sly animal, so I couldn't say the real name to you, because you are the King of us, so I couldn't make a mess to your name, I decided to tell you the better name Namtaeryeong, which means 'Great Hill located on Southern part,' instead of Fox Hill." King Jeong-Jo was impressed, and decided to change that hill's name Fox Hill to Namtaeryeong.
== History ==
Most provincial railways in South Korea were built with Japanese expertise while [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea was under Japanese rule]]. Trains still run on the left hand side of the track on these railways. But the [[Seoul Metropolitan Subway|Seoul Subway]], which was constructed in the 1970s, ran on the right hand track. Therefore, between Namtaeryeong and [[Seonbawi Station|Seonbawi]] Stations, where the two lines connect, the underground tracks must cross over from [[right hand drive]] in Namtaeryeong to [[left hand drive]] in Seonbawi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=110&oid=021&aid=0000149835|title= <오후여담>좌측통행|date=2006-05-16|publisher=[[Munhwa Ilbo]]|accessdate=2017-07-12|language=Korean}}</ref>
==Station layout==
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=390 valign=top|Exit
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"  valign=top width=50|'''L1<br />Concourse'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"  valign=top width=100|Lobby
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=390|Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|'''L2<br />Platforms'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Northbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|4}} toward [[Jinjeop station|Jinjeop]] <small>([[Sadang Station|Sadang]])</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''Southbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rcb|inline=route|Seoul Metropolitan Subway|4|type=Gwacheon}} toward [[Oido Station|Oido]] <small>([[Seonbawi Station|Seonbawi]])</small> →<br />{{0|→}}
|}
==References==
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{{Adjacent stations|system1=Seoul Metropolitan Subway
|line1=4|left1=Sadang|right1=Seonbawi
}}
{{Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations|line4=yes}}
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[[Category:Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1994]]
[[Category:Metro stations in Seocho District]]
[[Category:Metro stations in Gwanak District]]
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