[One Day Walk] From Yeongdeungpo Market to Mullae Creative Village... Yeongdeungpo Market Station - Mullae Station

Editor's NoteThe subway is a transportation method that anyone can easily access and travel safely, and it is also an important point for daily walking. We introduce walkable places around subway stations.

The course introduced this time runs from Yeongdeungpo Market to Mullae Station. Starting from Exit 3 of Yeongdeungpo Market Station, it consists of Yeongdeungpo Traditional Market → Yeongdeungpo Underground Shopping Center → Times Square → Yeongil Market → Mullae Creative Village → Mullae Neighborhood Park → Exit 1 of Mullae Station. Yeongdeungpo Market Station is close to the traditional market, underground shopping center, Times Square, and department stores, making it a great place to enjoy shopping. The area near Mullae Station, originally home to steel companies, has transformed into an art village and has become a popular destination for many walking travelers.

Walking about 5 minutes from Exit 3 of Yeongdeungpo Market Station, you will find Yeongdeungpo Market. Established in 1936, Yeongdeungpo Market has a long history and has transformed into a modernized permanent market up to the present. The underground space around Yeongdeungpo Market includes the Yeongdeungpo Market Underground Shopping Center, Yeongdeungpo New Town Underground Shopping Mall, Yeongdeungpo Rotary Underground Shopping Center, and Yeongdeungpo Station Underground Shopping Center, forming an underground shopping arcade. This underground shopping arcade, connecting Yeongdeungpo Market, Yeongdeungpo Station, and Times Square, houses over 200 stores. In particular, Times Square, a complex cultural shopping mall, is one of Seoul's representative indoor attractions with its unique structure and diverse shopping spaces.

About 300 meters from Times Square is Yeongil Market, a traditional alley-style market specializing in agricultural products. During the garlic harvest season in May and June, it is known as the garlic market, and during the kimchi-making season in November and December, it is also called the kimchi market. During the kimchi-making season, kimchi ingredients gather from all over the country. Yeongil Market lights up the night near Mullae-dong, with the busiest time being between midnight and 4 a.m.

Passing Yeongil Market, you will reach Mullae Creative Village, which has become a "hot place" popular among the younger generation. Mullae-dong was originally a dense area of steel factories and steel shops and was once called the largest steel industrial complex in Seoul. After the decline of the steel industry, artists filled the space, and it naturally became known as an art creative village. Currently, about 200 artists are active in around 100 studios. Mullae Creative Village is impressive with its artworks using iron and unique murals.

Main stops: Exit 3 of Yeongdeungpo Market Station - Yeongdeungpo Traditional Market - Yeongdeungpo Underground Shopping Center - Times Square - Yeongil Market - Mullae Creative Village - Mullae Neighborhood Park - Exit 1 of Mullae Station

Course distance: 3.3 km, about 2 hours 30 minutes