Bupyeong Station
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Bupyeong Station is a subway station located in Bupyeong-gu, which is a district in Incheon
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...

, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. This station is on the Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, formerly known as the Korea National Railroad of Seoul, is an operation channel which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Asan via Suwon in the south. This line covers a large part...

 and Incheon Subway Line 1
Incheon Subway Line 1
Incheon Subway Line 1 is a subway line, part of Incheon Subway.Trial runs on Line 1 started in March 1999. After six years of construction it opened for regular service on 6 October 1999 as the fourth subway system in South Korea after Seoul, Busan and Daegu...

. The station is one of the most crowded in whole Incheon line because of its connecting to Seoul line.

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

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.

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
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Line 1 42675 50606 55855 56145 36980 36338 36018
Incheon Subway Line 1 - - - 6174 5501 5200 5740
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