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18-538: Bucheon is the second most densely populated city in South Korea after Seoul, and as a result, administrative districts were abolished in July 2016 in favor of providing greater public service in community centers. Major manufacturing operations are located in the northern areas of the city, while the areas in the south where Seoul Subway Line 7 and Seoul Subway Line 1 pass are dense commercial and residential areas. In 1914,

36-465: A shuttle service. Although the line is mostly operated by Seoul Metro , the section beyond Onsu , between Kkachiul and Seongnam (including the future extension to Cheongna Int'l City ) is operated by Incheon Transit Corporation . Further, this section was funded as Bucheon and Incheon City metro, is considered a part of Incheon Metro rather than as a part of Seoul Subway, and serves as an east-west line through wider Incheon area. Despite this,

54-579: A transfer to Seoul Subway Line 3 and Gyeongui-Jungang Line . In addition, the city is getting a completely new subway line in the future which will connect Bucheon's northern Wonjeong area to Hongik University Station . There are a number of churches in Bucheon, including a Full Gospel Church near Lotte Department Store and the English-language "Bucheon Onnuri English Ministry " (BOEM) in Sang Dong. There

72-476: Is twinned with: Seoul Subway Line 7 Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1996 ( Jangam - Konkuk Univ. ) and was completed on August 1, 2000 (central section 17 km (11 mi). Konkuk University to Sinpung ); the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was put into service on February 29, 2000. This north-south line does not run through

90-461: Is also a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located a short ways north of Bucheon Station. Evangelism and mission is a key expression of Christianity in the Bucheon churches. There is also Seogwangsa Temple, beside Weonmisan Mountain. Bucheon is home to the K League 2 football team Bucheon FC 1995 and the Women's Korean Basketball League women's basketball team Bucheon Hana 1Q . Bucheon

108-493: Is also currently being planned. Line 7 is also being extended north of Jangam to Yangju and Pocheon in two phases. The first phase, which started construction in late 2019 and is planned to open in 2025, will feature two stations, one of which will be Tapseok station , providing transfers to the Uijeongbu LRT . The second phase, which is still in planning, will feature four additional stations. The second phase may be operated as

126-619: The Line 1 with Ansan 's Choji Station of Seoul Subway Line 4 . The Daegok-Sosa Line will open in 2022, connecting with the Sosa-Wonsi Line as a single line. It will provide subway service in the northern area of Bucheon and connect the city to Gimpo International Airport Station where transfers to Seoul Subway Line 5 , Seoul Subway Line 9 , AREX and Gimpo Goldline will be available. The line terminates at Daegok station in Goyang , which offers

144-527: The city centre but links Gangnam directly to the northeastern districts of Seoul. In 2019, Line 7 had an annual ridership of 380 million or 1.04 million passengers per day. Although most trains run between Jangam and Seongnam , some trains short turn at Onsu station and some trains start at Dobongsan station. All trains on Line 7 are monitored by 1,008 closed-circuit television cameras that were installed in June 2012. The extension to Incheon Subway Line 1

162-618: The country. The Seoul Subway System Line 1 and Line 7 runs through Bucheon. There are currently five stations in Seoul Subway Line Line 1 within Bucheon, including Bucheon Station and Songnae Station , and seven stations in the Line 7, including Kkachiul , Bucheon Stadium , Chunui , Sinjung-dong , Bucheon City Hall , and Sang-dong , which continues through Incheon ending at Bupyeong Station . Bucheon has currently two subway lines under construction. The Sosa-Wonsi Line will open in 2018, connecting Bucheon's Sosa Station of

180-812: The creation of 37 new administrative districts (or dongs ). [REDACTED] Bucheon promotes itself as the cultural centre of the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra is located there, an annual international film festival is held in July called the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival or BiFan , and an annual international bboy competition called Bucheon Bboy International Championship (BBIC) held by Jinjo Crew since 2016. Bucheon's institutions of higher education include: Bucheon College , Yuhan College , Catholic University of Korea Bucheon campus, and Seoul Theological University . The city

198-570: The entire line is operated as one, with all trains in the Incheon-operated section continuing onto the Seoul-operated section. Approximately half of trains in the Seoul-operated section continue onto the Incheon-operated section. Sosa Station Sosa Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 1 and Seohae Line in Bucheon City, west of Seoul. The station was opened in 1997. In

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216-618: The future, Sosa is planned to serve several new metro lines; Seohae Line , starting at Wonsi Port (in Ansan City) in the south, through Siheung City, as well as Sosa–Daegok Line going north through Bucheon, Gimpo, and Goyang. These lines would allow connections from Sosa to Line 4 in Ansan, the Sin-Ansan line, Line 1 (at Sosa), Line 7 (in Bucheon), Lines 5 and 9 and AREX (at Gimpo Airport), and Line 3 and

234-501: The outer areas of Incheon (including Gwangyo-dong, old Incheon's city center) and Bupyeong County were joined under the name Bucheon . In 1931, Gyenam township ( myeon , 계남면) was renamed Sosa township ( myeon , 소사면). In 1936, the westernmost part of Bucheon, then part of old Incheon, was incorporated in Incheon and in 1940 some other part of old Incheon belonging to Bucheon Country was incorporated in Incheon again while part of old Bupyeong

252-483: Was annexed to Incheon at the same time. In 1941, Sosa township promoted to eup (town) status. On January 1, 1963, when the great expansion of Seoul was implemented, several districts were combined to Yeongdeungpo District of Seoul as below. In 1988, two districts were established. Bucheon was divided into Nam-gu ("south", 남구 ) and Jung-gu ("central", 중구 ) along the Seoul-Incheon trainline. Present day Sosa-gu

270-449: Was completed on May 22, 2021. The extension allows for transfers to Incheon Subway Line 2 . A further seven-station extension to Cheongna International City station through Cheongna International City is currently planned and is not expected to open any earlier than 2027; the extension will allow for transfers to the airport railroad . Another further two-station extension through Incheon's metropolitan landfill to Geomdan Oryu station

288-585: Was designated "City of Literature" and has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network since 2017. Bucheon has a humid continental climate ( Köppen : Dwa ), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cwa ) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm. Bucheon has an extensive bus network of local and area buses that connect the city to Seoul, Incheon and other surrounding cities. Bucheon Bus Terminal has buses connecting to different cities and provinces throughout

306-441: Was designed to relieve the traffic congestion in western Seoul and northern Incheon. Nine stations were added on October 27, 2012, for the 10.2 km (6.3 mi) extension, starting from Onsu Station of Line 7 and ending at Bupyeong-gu Office Station of Incheon Subway Line 1 . Line 7 was extended west of Bupyeong-gu Office. Construction on the two-station, 3.94 km (2.45 mi) extension to Seongnam began in 2013 and

324-400: Was formerly called Nam-gu. In 1993, Bucheon's Jung-gu was separated into two further districts, forming Wonmi ( 원미구 ) and Ojeong ( 오정구 ) Districts. The three districts were abolished in July 2016 as Bucheon decided to become a unified city without any administrative districts. However, on January 1, 2024, the Bucheon municipal government decided to return the three districts, along with

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