Bupyeong Station
| Bupyeong Station | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bupyeong Station (Gyeongin Line) | |||
| Korean name | |||
| Hangul | 부평역 | ||
| Hanja | 富平驛 | ||
| Revised Romanization | Bupyeongnyeok | ||
| McCune–Reischauer | Pup'yŏngnyŏk | ||
| Railway Services | |||
| Daily ridership |
Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Seoul Line 1: 90,620[1] Incheon Line 1: 12,474[1] | ||
| Line 1 | |||
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| Station number | 152 | ||
| Address |
738-21 Bupyeong 1-dong, 16 Gwangjangno, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon[2][3] | ||
| Date opened |
September 18, 1899 August 15, 1974 (Line 1)[2][3] | ||
| Type | Aboveground | ||
| Platforms/tracks | 2 / 4 | ||
| Operator | Korail | ||
| Incheon Subway Line 1 | |||
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| Station number | I120 | ||
| Address |
7 Bupyeongdaero Jiha, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon | ||
| Date opened | October 6, 1999[3] | ||
| Type | Underground | ||
| Platforms/tracks | 2 / 2 | ||
| Operator | Incheon Transit Corporation | ||
Bupyeong Station is a subway station located in Bupyeong District, a district in the city of Incheon, South Korea. This station is on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Incheon Subway Line 1. It is one of the most crowded stations on the Incheon line because of its central location and its connection to the Seoul line.
Entrance
- Exit 1: Bupyeong 6-dong Office, Yerim School, Bupyeong Catholic Medical Center
- Exit 2: Bupyeong Elementary School, Buil Girls' Middle School, Bupyeong 2-dong Office
- Exit 3: Police branch office at Bupyeong Station
Underground market
This area has shops that sell various types of goods, including clothes and books. Many of these goods can be purchased cheaper here than in standard retail establishments. In addition, there are a number of restaurants and a large Lotte Mart store.The Fashion street and several malls have played a big role in attracting citizens.[4]
Passengers
According to data, the number of passengers traveling via this station has greatly decreased over the past few years. This is believed to be caused by the deployment of Incheon Metropolitan City buses.
| Station | Figure[5] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Line 1 | 42675 | 50606 | 55855 | 56145 | 36980 | 36338 | 36018 | 35349 | 35739 | 35152 | 36651 | 44377 | - |
| Incheon Subway Line 1 | - | - | - | 6174 | 5501 | 5200 | 6064 | 5768 | 5639 | 5478 | 5629 | 5934 | 6457 |
In popular culture
The station has appeared several times in the widely popular South Korean film My Sassy Girl.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bupyeong Station. |
References
- 1 2 Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- 1 2 "부평역" (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- 1 2 3 "부평역" (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ↑ 한경비즈니스
- ↑ Original data from Seoul Metro in 2012
| Preceding station | Seoul Metropolitan Subway | Following station | ||
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toward Soyosan |  Line 1Local | toward Incheon |
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toward Yongsan | Line 1 Rapid | toward Dongincheon |
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toward Gyeyang |  Incheon Line 1 |
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Coordinates: 37°29′22.39″N 126°43′26.66″E / 37.4895528°N 126.7240722°E