Migeum Station

Migeum Station

Migeum intersection and subway station.
Korean name
Hangul 미금역
Hanja 美金驛
Revised Romanization Migeum-yeok
McCune-Reischauer Migŭm-yǒk
Bundang Line
Jeongja Ori
Station number K231
Address 795 Gumi-dong,
Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si,
Gyeonggi-do
Date opened September 1, 1994
Type Underground
Platforms/tracks 2 / 2
Operator Korail

Migeum Station (미금역) is a subway station located in Geumgok-dong. It is between Jeongja Station and Ori Station on the Bundang Line.

Though small compared its neighbors throughout Bundang and Seongnam, Migeum has a variety of boutiques, Korean and Western restaurants, hofs, singing rooms, Korean-style barbecues, hagwons and a 2001 Outlet department store. Tancheon stream is also in the vicinity.

There is an ongoing debate between Seongnam city and Suwon city regarding whether Migeum should be included in the Phase 2 extension of Sin Bundang Line. Supporters argue that the distance between Jeongja Station and SB01, an originally planned station to follow Jeongja, is unusually long at 3.76km. They also argue that the inclusion of Migeum will alleviate traffic in the area. Meanwhile, opposition in Suwon claims that the inclusion will delay travel time to Gwanggyo, a planned area of Suwon in construction. Phase 2 of Sin Bundang Line is expected to open in 2016.[1]

References

Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Seolleung
Bundang Line
toward Bojeong