A station is not a point
Large Seoul stations are underground districts with multiple lines, corridors, shops, and exits spread across several blocks. Saying 'meet at Gangnam Station' leaves too much unresolved. An exit number converts a huge place into a specific surface location and often determines which side of a wide road you reach.
Read the last fifty meters
Before leaving the paid area, check the exit board for streets, buildings, and elevator symbols. If accessibility matters, verify that the elevator serves the exit you need; the numerically closest exit may still involve stairs. Once above ground, turn around and register the entrance facade so the return trip begins with a recognizable object.
Use exits as neighborhood chapters
Exit numbers are also a compact way to remember a district. One side may lead to offices, another to a market, another to a quieter residential slope. Locals routinely give directions through exits because the number carries practical information about traffic crossings and walking terrain. It is a small piece of urban literacy with an immediate payoff.
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The detail worth carrying forward
The most useful Seoul directions often sound unpoetic—line, station, exit, landmark—but they free attention for the street once you arrive.
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Research used for this field note
- Modes of Transport Seoul Metropolitan Government · Official bus, payment, and transfer guidance
- Korea Transportation Guide Korea Tourism Organization · Visitor-focused national transport reference
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