Wangsimni Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 5, GyeonguiâÂÂJungang Line, and SuinâÂÂBundang Line; most SuinâÂÂBundang Line trains end service here, though a few daily services continue along the tracks used by the Gyeonggi-Jungang line to terminate at the next station, Cheongnyangni in northeastern Seoul. It is located in Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul.
The name of the station, "Wangsimni", is related to a historical account dating from 14th century Korea. After establishing and becoming the first king of the Joseon dynasty, Yi Seong-gye presented the great Buddhist monk Muhak with the task of finding a site for the new capital. After searching for a suitable place, the monk stopped and saw an old farmer passing by on his ox. The farmer pointed toward the northwest and said to him, wangsimni (å¾ÂÃ¥ÂÂéÂÂ), literally meaning 'go ten more li (li = a unit measure equal to one-third of a mile).' The startled Muhak went to the northwest as he was told and ended up at the southern foot of Mt. Bugak, where Gyeongbokgung now stands. This was how Hanyang (present-day Seoul) was born.
In September 2008, Wangsimni station was remodeled to a private invested station. This station became multiplex space with several major features down below.