The Hongdae station has four subway luggage storages in subway line 2 and two storage services in the AREX line.
This is the summary of the subway luggage storage information of Hongdae station.
General Information of Hongdae Station Luggage Storages
- Subway Lines: Line 2 & AREX
- Number of storage clusters: 4 (A/B/C/D)
- Number of lockers: 139
- Large: 29
- Medium: 18
- Small: 92
- Number of elevators: 3
- Line 2: 2
- AREX: 1
Hongik University station is one of the busiest stations in Seoul. It is on line 2, the green line, which runs circularly in the middle of Seoul. Also, it is part of the AREX and Gyeongui Jungang subway stations. You will see crowds of locals as well as tourists in the station. There are small shopping stores selling earrings, socks, cute accessories for a reasonable price. The best part of the Hongik Unversity station is its services like bicycle storage, luggage storage, meeting place, and facilities for the handicap. In addition, there is a nursing room in the transit to the Gyeongui central line. Most importantly, Hongik University subway station is the home to the Hongdae neighborhood. Hongdae is famous for trend starters, busking, Indie music, various cafes, unique restaurants, clubs, and the youth. Discover the best Korean restaurants in Hongdae here.
Let’s find out where the Storage lockers are in the Hongdae subway station.
If you are not familiar with the usage of subway lockers in Seoul, please, check out the post, “How to use luggage storage in the subway”, first. And if you are looking for other options like luggage delivery service from (to) the airport or a private luggage storage service, take a look at this post, “Luggage storage services in Seoul.”
Luggage Storages in Hongdae Subway Station
Location of the storages
Storage A (Line 2)
- Number of lockers: 32
- Large: 6
- Medium: 6
- Small: 20
- Location
- On the way to exit 9, next to the storage B
Storage B (Line 2)
- Number of lockers: 31
- Large: 7
- Medium: 4
- Small: 20
- Location
- On the way to exit 9, next to the storage A
Storage C (Line 2)
- Number of lockers: 47
- Large: 11
- Medium: 4
- Small: 32
- Location
- Just right outside of the ticket gateway, on the way to exit 3
Storage D (Line 2)
- Number of lockers: 29
- Large: 5
- Medium: 4
- Small: 20
- Location
- On the way to exit 3, next to a washroom
Other Storage Services in Hongdae Station
“Travel Center” – Storage Services in AREX
There is a “Travel Center” in Hongdae AREX station. It provides various services for foreign visitors, for instance, travel-information, sale of express train package, baggage storage, SIM card & pocket Wi-Fi, and coat storage services.
It’s located on the B2 floor and operates from 8 am to 9 pm. (02-334-0211)
AREX operates Travel Centers at Incheon International Airport (ICN) T1 & T2, Gimpo International Airport (GMP) Station, and Seoul Station as well.
T Luggage Storage Service
T Luggage storage service is operated by Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Engineering Corporation. And the luggage size, rates, and rules are different from the subway storage service. Please, take a look at IVisitKorea’s ‘Luggage Storage Services in Seoul” post to check the service condition. It’s located at the transfer way to AREX from Seoul subway line 2 and it works from 9 am to 9 pm.
There are several private luggage storage services in the Hongdae area. And their services can be more flexible than the coin lockers if you have some special needs. If so, visit HERE to know more about them.
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Written by Dy & Jay.