Gyeongui Line Forest Park (Yeontral Park)
경의선숲길(연트럴파크)
Activity spot in Mapo-gu. Open 24 hours. Plan about 1 hour. 6 min walk from Hongik University Station.
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About
Information: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)Gyeongui Line Forest Park is a linear city park located in Mapo-gu and is also called Yeontral Park. It includes Daeheung-dong, Yeonnam-dong, Saechanggogae Pass, Changjeon-dong, Sinsu-dong, and Wonhyo-ro, which were opened in this order. Gyeongui Line Forest Park is established atop the Gyeongui railroad line and the Gyeongui Line and Airport Railroad Express are constructed as a double track underground. Gyeongui Line Forest Park was designed to be incomplete on purpose to invite the citizens in completing the park. The area which could have been left empty and neglected has turned into a meaningful green park for the citizens by the citizens.
Our guide
Getting to Gyeongui Line Forest Park: the park is a short walk from Hongik Univ. Station on AREX, so it is about 1 h from Incheon Airport and 25 min from Gimpo with no change of train. From Seoul Station 19 min on AREX, Myeongdong 27 min (Line 4 to Seoul Station, then AREX), Gangnam 55 min (Line 2 to Sadang, Line 4 to Ichon, then the Gyeongui–Jungang Line).
Staying close: Hongik Univ. Station is the nearest area we suggest for a base by our estimate, with 29 hotels within walking distance of the station and AREX to both airports; Sinchon Station has 26 hotels, and Hapjeong Station, 15 min away, has 18. Within 1.2 km of Gyeongui Line Forest Park itself, our lodging data counts 33 hotels and 1,437 guesthouses.
Travel times are estimates from our transit model, Oct 2026.
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Within a 20-minute walk.
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