Politics · South Korea · 2 hrs ago
Bangbae Police Station moves into new building after eight years in temporary offices
Bangbae Police Station in Seoul is moving into a newly built headquarters from October 19 to 25.
The move comes 35 years after the station opened in 1991.
It had used an old building belonging to Gwanak Police Station, which was built in 1976 and had become cramped and worn.
The station moved to rented temporary offices in 2018 while a replacement was built on its original site.
The old building had flooded and subsided, causing problems for visitors and staff.
Departments are moving on different days, and each department will be unavailable on its moving day.
People can file notices of public gatherings at the temporary office through October 22, then at the new headquarters from 9 a.m.
on October 23.
Bangbae Police Station is moving into a newly built station in Seoul’s Bangbae-dong from October 19 to 25.
The move ends about eight years in temporary offices.
The station opened in 1991 and had used a former Gwanak Police Station building.
The old building, built in 1976, had aging facilities and limited space, and parts were flooded or affected by subsidence.
Departments are moving in stages to reduce inconvenience for visitors.
- Who
- Bangbae Police Station.
- What
- It is moving to a newly built station.
- When
- From October 19 through October 25, 2026.
- Where
- 54 Bangbaechoen-ro, Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul.
- Why
- Its old building had aging facilities and insufficient space. The station built a new headquarters on the existing site.
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Bangbae Police Station opened and began using a former Gwanak Police Station building.
The station began using a rented private building as temporary offices while the new station was built.
Departments are scheduled to move in stages to the new building.
- New station address
- 54 Bangbaechoen-ro, Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
- Move period
- October 19–25, 2026
- Temporary offices
- About eight years
- Old building
- Built in 1976
- Station opened
- 1991