Not to be confused with next door Dobongsan, Dobong Station sits perched on concrete pillars above Dobong-ro (도봉로). Below the tracks is an arcade lined with small restaurants, and due west a handful of apartment towers line up like dominoes. I started on that side of the station, crossing the street from Exit 2. Shops…
Continuing our recent explorations of northeastern Seoul, this post brings us to Banghak Station, which is a bit inconspicuous on a backstreet just off Dobong-ro (도봉로). Exit 1 drops you off within sight of the main drag, and just outside the walls of the tracks are cheerfully painted with bright pictures of people riding the…
The northernmost station that still sits in Seoul City proper, and about as far north as you can go in the city period, Dobongsan Station is the gateway to Dobong Mountain (도봉산) and the eastern side of Bukhansan National Park (북한산국림공원). We made our way there this past Chuseok, and the cool weather and fresh…
Only a couple stops down the line from my local, Chang-dong Station sits just west of Jungnang Stream (중랑천) on the eastern edge of Dobong-gu. The Sunday we went there was bitingly cold, one of the first days signaling that the new winter was here. Surrounding Exit 1 were a cluster of five or six…
Seoul Sub→urban 