| Bupyeong Station |
 Platform of the station |
| Korean name |
| Hangul | 부평역 |
| Hanja | 富平驛 |
| Revised Romanization | Bupyeong-yeok |
| McCune-Reischauer | Pup'yŏng-yŏk |
| Station information |
| Line/station # | Line 1 (152) Incheon Subway (I120)
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| Station type | Aboveground (Line 1) Underground (Incheon Subway) |
| Platforms | 2 (Line 1) 2 (Incheon Subway) |
| Tracks | 4 (Line 1) 2 (Incheon Subway) |
| Screen doors | Not Installed |
| Operator | Korail |
| Opened | September 18, 1899 (passenger train service) August 15, 1974 (Line 1) October 6, 1999 (Incheon Subway) |
| Address | 738-21 Bupyeong 1-dong Bupyeong-gu, Incheon |
Bupyeong Station is a subway station located in Bupyeong-gu, which is a district in Incheon, South Korea. This station is on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Incheon Subway Line 1. The station is one of the most crowded in whole Incheon line because of its connecting to Seoul line.
[edit] Entrance
- Exit 1 : Bupyeong 6 dong office, Yerim school, Bupyeong Catholic Medical Center
- Exit 2 : Bupyeongnam elementary school, Buil Girls' middle school, Bupyeong 2dong office
- Exit 3 : Branch office of police in Bupyeong station
[edit] Underground market
This area has lots of shops selling several goods from clothes to books which are a lot cheaper than those in normal bookstores. Actually, it was the best trading area including normal shops around the station. Fashion street and several malls have played a big role in attracting the public. [1]
[edit] Passengers
According to the data, there is a rapid reduction of using passengers. It is believed to cause those situations after operation of metropolitan buses system.
| Station | Figure[2] |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Line 1 | 42675 | 50606 | 55855 | 56145 | 36980 | 36338 | 36018 |
| Incheon Subway Line 1 | - | - | - | 6174 | 5501 | 5200 | 5740 |
[edit] References
- ^ 한경비즈니스
- ^ Original data from Seoul Metro in 2006
Coordinates: 37°29′22.39″N 126°43′26.66″E / 37.4895528°N 126.7240722°E / 37.4895528; 126.7240722