BIT Zone Station
| BIT Zone Station | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Station Name Board | |||
| Korean name | |||
| Hangul | 지식정보단지역 | ||
| Hanja | 知識情報團地驛 | ||
| Revised Romanization | Jisik jeongbo danji-yeok | ||
| McCune–Reischauer | Chisik chŏngbo tanji-yŏk | ||
| Incheon Subway Line 1 | |||
| |||
| Station number | I135 | ||
| Address |
7-51 Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon | ||
| Date opened | June 1, 2009 | ||
| Type | Underground | ||
| Platforms/tracks | 2 / 2 | ||
| Operator | Incheon Transit Corporation | ||
BIT Zone Station (Hangul: 지식정보단지) is a subway station on Line 1 of the Incheon Subway. The station has three entrances, a small community stage, and a large sky-lit atrium inside the fare area.
The name "Bio-Information Technology Zone" refers to Songdo planners' efforts to promote scientific entrepreneurship in the area. The station is one of few in the Seoul metro system to have a different English name from the Korean one.
References
BIT Zone Station at night
Skylight atrium in BIT Zone Station
| Preceding station | Seoul Metropolitan Subway | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Gyeyang |  Incheon Line 1 |
Coordinates: 37°22′42″N 126°38′43″E / 37.37827°N 126.64519°E
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