A 6.3 km linear park laid over the old Gyeongui railway, from Gajwa to Yongsan. The Yeonnam stretch starts at Hongik University station exit 3.
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경의선숲길 (gyeong·ui·seon·sup·gil) runs 6.3 km from Gajwa station in Yeonnam-dong to the Wonhyo 1-dong community service centre in Yongsan, passing Hyochang Park station. Seoul built it on the surface after the Yongsan-to-Gajwa stretch of the line went underground: work started in 2011 and the whole route was finished in 2016. In 2018 the city named it a Seoul Future Heritage site.
The longest section is in Yeonnam-dong, right outside exit 3, and Visit Seoul calls it Yeontral Park, the stretch where people spread mats on the lawn with a beer. Some sections keep recreated rails and crossings, and old carriages are on show.
In the Yeonnam section there is a small stream called 세교실개천, a railway garden, a shelter built like a country station and a slow postbox: drop a postcard in and it goes out twice a year, around Seollal and Chuseok. Further along, by the Wau bridge, the stretch that was the Gyeongui Line Book Street is now 레드로드 발전소, the district's makers' booths.
Exit 3 and you are on it. Walk north for Yeonnam, or south under the main road and on to the book street by exit 6. The park office number is +82-2-719-8830.
Is it OK to put a mat down here?
Tip The slow postbox in the Yeonnam section sends your postcard around Seollal or Chuseok, whichever comes next.
checked Nov 4, 2026동네 Neighborhoods · 길연남동Yeonnam-dongThe neighbourhood north of Hongik University station, built along the old railway line that became a park. Low-rise alleys of cafés, small shops and restaurants.오늘 올라옴 up today
동네 Neighborhoods · 길홍대HongdaeThe streets around Hongik University in Mapo-gu, west of the river. Busking, clubs, photo booths and shops, with three rail lines meeting under one station.
장소 Places · 말레드로드 발전소Red Road Power StationThe old Gyeongui Line Book Street strip by Hongik University station exit 6, refitted by Mapo-gu in 2024 as booths for local makers with a small Red Road gallery.오늘 올라옴 up today
동네 Neighborhoods · 길망원동Mangwon-dongA low-rise neighbourhood one stop west of Hongdae on line 6, between the shops and the river. A forty-year-old market, a café street and a Han River park.오늘 올라옴 up today
장소 Places · 길홍대 레드로드Hongdae Red RoadMapo-gu's name for the main Hongdae streets, marked with a red line on the ground. About 2 km from the Gyeongui Line park to the old Dangin-ri power plant, in seven sections from R1 to R7.오늘 올라옴 up today
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