Three Stations Including Incheon Central Park to Become 'Specialized Cultural Stations'

Three unused spaces within subway stations in Incheon will be transformed into cultural spaces and convenience facilities.

On the 3rd, Incheon City announced that it will create "specialized stations with culture" that citizens can enjoy by utilizing the unused spaces at Central Park Station, Bupyeong Samgeori Station, and Gyesan Station on Subway Line 1.

First, at the end of December last year, the city installed a moss wall made of eco-friendly moss material at Central Park Station. The moss wall, installed in the passage connecting Central Park Station and the Overseas Koreans Office building, features landmarks of Incheon such as Incheon Bridge and Incheon Airport, emphasizing the connection between Incheon and overseas Koreans, and symbolizing Incheon's advancement as a world-class city.

Moss wall installed inside Central Park Station [Photo provided by Incheon City]

This year, "Happy Nuri Station" will be created at Bupyeong Samgeori Station to enhance convenience and awareness for visually impaired people.

Located adjacent to Incheon Hye Kwang School, a special school for the visually impaired, and being the station most used by visually impaired passengers, Bupyeong Samgeori Station will introduce a tagless system that allows passing through subway gates without touching transportation card terminals, and will expand braille signboards and blocks to improve subway accessibility for transportation-vulnerable groups.

Additionally, a "Hunmaejeongeum Experience Zone" will be established to inform the public about the creation process and achievements of Hunmaejeongeum (braille), founded by Park Du-seong, a native of Incheon, and to allow general citizens to experience braille.

At Gyesan Station, a 25-meter glass wall unused space will be utilized to create an open cultural and historical gallery. The city expects that by improving the environment of the aging stations on Incheon Line 1 and creating spaces where cultural and artistic experiences are possible, the satisfaction of citizens using the subway will increase.

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