Seomyeon Station

Seomyeon Station
Seomyeon Station
Korean name
Hangul	서면역
Hanja	西面驛
Revised Romanization	Seomyeonnyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏmyŏnnyŏk
General information
Location	Bujeon-dong, Busanjin District, Busan South Korea
Coordinates	35°09′28″N 129°03′33″E / 35.15778°N 129.05917°ECoordinates: 35°09′28″N 129°03′33″E / 35.15778°N 129.05917°E
Operated by	Busan Transportation Corporation
Line(s)	Line 1 and Line 2
Platforms	● Line 1: 2 ● Line 2: 1
Tracks	● Line 1: 2 ● Line 2: 2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	● Line 1: 119 ● Line 2: 219
History
Opened	● Line 1: July 19, 1985 ● Line 2: June 30, 1999
Services
Preceding station   Busan Metro   Following station Beomnaegol toward Sinpyeong   Line 1   Bujeon toward Nopo Jeonpo toward Jangsan or Jeonpo   Line 2   Buam toward Yangsan or Hopo

Seomyeon Station is a station of the Busan Metro Line 1 and Line 2 located in Bujeon-dong, Busanjin District, Busan.

Seomyeon Station is an underground station (both Line 1 and Line 2) which is connected to the Lotte World Underground Shopping Center of Busan main branch of Lotte Department Store since December 1995,^[1][2] Judith Teahwa, also known as the present name of Teahwa Department Store on Daehyun Primall, an underground complex^[3] and Seomyeon Underground Shopping Center since August 1985.^[4]

This station was also recorded as the subway station with the second highest platform-train gap related accidents in the entire nation of South Korea (the first being Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station of Seoul), and the highest of Busan with 28 feet accidents occurring each year.^[5]

See also

• Seomyeon, Busan

References

1. Kim, Seonhan (1995-12-07). 롯데백화점 부산점, 8일 개점 [Busan branch of Lotte Department Store, will open on 8th]. Naver (in Korean) (Seoul: Yonhap). Retrieved 2014-02-08.
2. Ok, Cheol (1996-02-27). 부산 롯데월드 스카이프라자 개장 [Open the Skyplaza of Busan Lotte World]. Naver (in Korean) (Seoul: Yonhap). Retrieved 2014-02-08.
3. Choi, Hyegyu (2011-09-07). 화장품 브랜드숍 '서면 대전(大戰)' 점입가경 [Seomyeon major war of cosmetic brand shops is getting out of hand]. Busan.com (in Korean) (Seoul: Busan Ilbo). Retrieved 2014-02-08.
4. 서면지하상가 [Seomyeon Underground Shopping Center] (in Korean). Busan Merchant Association. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
5. "지하철역 승강장 틈 발빠진 사고 5년간 327건". 서울신문. Retrieved February 21, 2015.

External links

• Cyber station information, Line 1 from Busan Transportation Corporation (Korean)
• Cyber station information, Line 2 from Busan Transportation Corporation (Korean)