Bucheon station

부천 (부천대)
Bucheon
(Bucheon Univ.)
Station Sign
Korean name
Hangul
부천역
Hanja
富川驛
Revised RomanizationBucheon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerPuch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Location316-2 Simgokbon-dong,
1 Bucheonno, Sosa-gu,
Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do[1][2]
Operated byKorail Korail
Line(s)Gyeongin Line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedSeptember 18, 1899
August 15, 1974 ()[1][2]
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 105,399[3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Sosa
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Jung-dong
towards Incheon
Sosa
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Yeokgok
towards Yongsan
Line 1
Gyeongin Express
Songnae
towards Dongincheon

Bucheon station (Korean부천 (부천대)) is a ground level metro station located in Bucheon, South Korea. This station is on Seoul Subway Line 1. It was also once the southern terminus of the Gimpo Line, until its abandonment in 1980.[4][5]

An E-Mart is located in the station itself. On the north side of the station there is a plethora of restaurants, bars, and pojang-macha (street food) stalls. To the south of the station there are bus stops for buses departing to Siheung.

References

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  1. ^ a b 부천역 (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  2. ^ a b 부천역 (in Korean). KRIC. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  3. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  4. ^ 김포선 (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  5. ^ 김포선 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-01-09.

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