Seomyeon station

Seomyeon Station is a station on the Busan MetroLine 1 andLine 2 located in Bujeon-dong,Busanjin District,Busan.

Seomyeon

Korean name

서면역

西面驛

Seomyeonnyeok

Sŏmyŏnnyŏk

General information

Location

Bujeon-dong,Busanjin District,Busan
South Korea

Coordinates

35°09′28″N129°03′33″E / 35.15778°N 129.05917°E /35.15778; 129.05917

Operated by

Busan Transportation Corporation

Line(s)

Line 1
Line 2

Platforms

Line 1: 2
Line 2: 1

Tracks

Line 1: 2
Line 2: 2

Construction

Structure type

Underground

Accessible

Yes

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 towardsDadaepo Beach		Line 1		Bujeon towardsNopo
Jeonpo towardsJangsan		Line 2		Buam towardsYangsan

The station is connected underground to the main Busan branch ofLotte 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 inSouth Korea behindDongdaemun History & Culture Park Station inSeoul, and the highest inBusan.^[5]

Station Layout

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Line 1

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Bujeon ↑

S/B | |N/B

↓Beomnaegol

Southbound	←●Line 1 towardDadaepo Beach
Northbound	→●Line 1 towardNopo

Line 2

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Buam ↑

S/B | |N/B

↓Jeonpo

Southbound	←●Line 2 towardJangsan
Northbound	→●Line 2 towardYangsan

Gallery

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Station Sign (Line 1)
Station Sign (Line 2)

References

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^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. Retrieved2014-02-08.
^Ok, Cheol (1996-02-27).부산 롯데월드 스카이프라자 개장 [Open the Skyplaza of Busan Lotte World].Naver (in Korean). Seoul:Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved2014-02-08.
^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. Retrieved2014-02-08.
^서면지하상가 [Seomyeon Underground Shopping Center] (in Korean). Busan Merchant Association. Retrieved2014-02-08.
^"지하철역 승강장 틈 발빠진 사고 5년간 327건".Seoul Shinmun. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2015.