Sema station

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Korean name
Hangul	세마역
Hanja	洗馬驛
Revised Romanization	Sema-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sema-yŏk
General information
Location	225 Sema-dong, 88 Semayeongno, Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do
Operated by	Korail
Line	Line 1
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
Key dates
December 27, 2005	Line 1 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 4,324
Location

Sema station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 1 in the city of Osan, South Korea. Services on the Gyeongbu Line also pass through this station.

History

In September 1997 the station was planned to be built with Korail and the city government of Osan sharing 50-50 of the construction cost, but in 1999 Korail decided to cancel the project due to budget constraints, causing residents and students from nearby universities, such as Hanshin University, to protest. After evaluating it to be economically feasible, construction resumed. It was originally scheduled to open in 2002, but conflict over project costs and land ownership further delayed its date. Finally in 2005 it began operations.

References

Preceding station	Seoul Metropolitan Subway			Following station
Byeongjeom towards Kwangwoon University		Line 1		Osan University towards Sinchang