Busan station

Busan station is a train station in Busan, South Korea. It is the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line, the most important railway line in the country, which links Busan with Seoul in just under three hours on the KTX line of Korea's high-speed rail system.[1][2][3] It is also an underground station on Busan Metro Line 1 between Jungang and Choryang stations.

Busan

부산
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBusannyeok
McCune–ReischauerPusannyŏk
General information
LocationChoryang-dong, Dong District, Busan
South Korea
Train operatorsBusan Transportation Corporation
Korail

Location

The station is centrally located in the Choryang-dong (neighbourhood) of Dong-gu (ward) in Busan.

Korail
부산
Busan
Coordinates35.11520°N 129.04137°E / 35.11520; 129.04137
Operated by Korail
Line(s)Gyeongbu Line
Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Platforms4
Tracks9
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedApril 1, 1908
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station
toward Seoul or Haengsin

Gyeongbu KTX		Terminus
toward Suseo
Suseo SRT
toward Seoul
Mugunghwa-ho
toward Daejeon
toward Dongdaegu

Construction of the new KTX Busan terminal began in 2001 and was completed in 2003. The new station covers 24,646 square meters/265,287 square feet and it is equipped with up-to-date automatic ticket vending machines, 11 elevators, 10 escalators, PC area, waiting and vending areas.[4]

The entire convex curved front of the structure is glass covered construction and the station is considered an architecturally significant building.[5]

The main entrance opens up to a large park-like area surrounding the front of the station to the west.

Platforms
Platform No.LineTrainDestinationOther
1 Gyeongbu Line ITX-Saemaeul For Gupo·Dongdaegu·Daejeon·Seoul
3·4 Gyeongbu Line Mugunghwa-ho For Dongdaegu·Yeongju·Daejeon·Seoul
5·6 Gyeongbu Line·Gyeongbu High Speed Railway KTX For Gupo·Miryang·Dongdaegu·Daejeon·Seoul·Haengsin
8·9 Gyeongbu Line·Gyeongbu High Speed Railway KTX For Ulsan·Singyeongju·Dongdaegu·Daejeon·Seoul·Haengsin Some KTX Trains run via Suwon or Yeongdeungpo which are stations on the non-KTX Gyeongbu Line
10·13 Gyeongbu Line·Gyeongbu High Speed Railway KTX·ITX-Saemaeul·Mugunghwa-ho Exit only

Busan Metro
Busan
Coordinates35.115229°N 129.039702°E / 35.115229; 129.039702
Operated byBusan Transportation Corporation
Line(s)     Line 1
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code113
History
OpenedMay 15, 1987
Services
Preceding station Busan Metro Following station
Jungang
towards Dadaepo Beach
 Line 1 Choryang
towards Nopo

Busan station of Busan Metro has two side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms
Up ●Line 1 For Jungang・Nampo・Dadaepo Beach
Down ●Line 1 For Seomyeon・Yeonsan・Dongnae・Nopo
  • Platform numbers are not assigned.

See also

References
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  2. "seoulbysubway". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  3. "railway-technology". Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  4. "lifeinkorea-Travel2". Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  5. "Busan Station". glasssteelandstone.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
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