Migeum Station

Migeum Station
Korean name
Hangul	미금역 (분당서울대병원)
Hanja	美金驛
Revised Romanization	Migeum-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Migŭm-yǒk
Bundang Line
← Jeongja Ori →
Station number	K231
Address	795 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do
Date opened	September 1, 1994
Type	Underground
Platforms/tracks	2 / 2
Operator	Korail

Migeum (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Station is a subway station located in Geumgok-dong. It is between Jeongja Station and Ori Station on the Bundang Line. It will become a transfer station to the Shinbundang Line in 2017.^[1]

There was a debate^[2][3] between Seongnam City and Suwon City regarding whether Migeum should be included in the Phase 2 extension of Shinbundang Line. Supporters argued that the distance between Jeongja Station and SB01, an originally planned station to follow Jeongja, would be unusually long at 3.76 km. They also argued that the inclusion of Migeum will alleviate traffic in the area. Meanwhile,the Suwon opposition claims that the inclusion would delay travel time to Gwanggyo, a planned area of Suwon in construction.

One of the largest commercial districts in Bundang, Migeum has a variety of boutiques, Korean and Western restaurants, chicken-and-beer restaurants, karaoke places, Korean-style barbecues, hagwons and a 2001 Outlet department store. Tancheon stream is close by.

References

1. "신분당선 연장선 미금역, GO? STOP!". Naeil. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
2. Hong, Jang-won (October 27, 2011). "신분당선 연장 `미금역` 신설" (in Korean). MK. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
3. "신분당선 미금역 설치 반대 삭발식". Migeum Station Head Shaving Protest (in Korean). Korea Press Agency. November 2, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2012.

Coordinates: 37°20′59.92″N 127°06′32.22″E / 37.3499778°N 127.1089500°E