[3] This station serves as a crucial transfer point between Line 2 and buses to all over Seoul and southern Gyeonggi Province.

The station is located at the western end of Teheranno, home to many corporate headquarters and impressive towers, while the area immediately to the north of the station is densely packed with bars, restaurants and clubs.

In 2007, the area was the 10th most expensive shopping street in the world with an average rent of US$431 per square foot.

[6] In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 Administrative divisions across the country, it reported that Gangnam station had a daily average of 110,129 people boarding and 114,338 people alighting the subway.

[7] The headquarters of South Korean skincare and cosmetics manufacturer Skin Food is in the DaeRyung Scecho Tower in Seocho-dong, Seocho District nearby to this station.