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Metro station in Daejeon, South Korea
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Seodaejeon Negeori
Seodaejeon Negeori Station platform
Korean name
Hangul서대전네거리역
Hanja西大田네거리驛
Revised RomanizationSeodaejeonnegeori-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSŏdaejŏnnegŏri-yŏk
General information
LocationYongdu-dong, Jung District, Daejeon
South Korea
Coordinates36°19′21″N 127°24′45″E / 36.322417°N 127.412532°E / 36.322417; 127.412532
Operated byDaejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation
Line(s)Daejeon Metro Line 1
Platforms1
Tracks2
ConnectionsKorail Seodaejeon station
Other information
Station code107
History
OpenedMarch 16, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-16)
Services
Preceding station Daejeon Metro Following station
Jung-gu Officetowards Panam Line 1 Oryongtowards Banseok

Seodaejeon Negeori Station (Korean: 서대전네거리역; Hanja: 西大田네거리驛) is a station of Daejeon Metro Line 1 in Yongdu-dong, Jung District, Daejeon, South Korea.

Elevator incident

This elevator was the site of a fatal mistake in 2010.
Sticker on an elevator in South Korea telling people not to ram the doors.

This subway station was the site of a man in a wheelchair who rammed the doors of an elevator multiple times, and eventually fell to his death after he disabled both doors. He was awarded a Darwin Award and elevators in South Korean subway stations later started to install stickers telling not to do that action.

References

  1. 인, 상준 (27 August 2010). "대전지하철 승강기 장애인 추락사". Daejeon Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. 윤, 상훈 (26 August 2010). "쾅! 지하철 승강기문 들이받아…장애인 추락사". SBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. "Angry Wheelchair Man". Darwin Awards. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

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