Seomyeon station

Seomyeon
Korean name
Hangul
서면역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeomyeonnyeok
McCune–ReischauerSŏmyŏnnyŏk
General information
LocationBujeon-dong, Busanjin District, Busan
South Korea
Coordinates35°09′28″N 129°03′33″E / 35.15778°N 129.05917°E / 35.15778; 129.05917
Operated byBusan Transportation Corporation
Line(s)     Line 1
     Line 2
Platforms
  • Line 1: 2
  • Line 2: 1
Tracks
  • Line 1: 2
  • Line 2: 2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code
  • Line 1: 119
  • Line 2: 219
History
Opened
  • Line 1: July 19, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-07-19)
  • Line 2: June 30, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-06-30)
Services
Preceding station Busan Metro Following station
Beomnaegol
towards Dadaepo Beach
 Line 1 Bujeon
towards Nopo
Jeonpo
towards Jangsan
 Line 2 Buam
towards Yangsan

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

The station is connected underground to the main Busan branch of Lotte Department Store,[1][2] Judies Taehwa,[3] Daehyun Primall, and the Seomyeon Underground Shopping Center.[4]

Between 2010 and 2014, Seomyeon station recorded 28 platform-train gap related accidents—the second highest number of such incidents in South Korea behind Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station in Seoul, and the highest in Busan.[5]

  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 News Agency. 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 News Agency. 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 Ilbo (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". Seoul Shinmun. Retrieved February 21, 2015.