Busan 부산 | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 부산역 |
| Hanja | 釜山驛 |
| Revised Romanization | Busannyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pusannyŏk |
| General information | |
| Location | Choryang-dong, Dong District, Busan South Korea |
| Train operators | Busan Transportation Corporation Korail |
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.
Location
The station is centrally located in the Choryang-dong (neighbourhood) of Dong-gu (ward) in Busan.
Korail
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| Coordinates | 35°06′55″N 129°02′29″E / 35.11520°N 129.04137°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Korail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gyeongbu Line Gyeongbu High Speed Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Aboveground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | Line | Train | Destination | Other |
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| 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
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| Coordinates | 35°06′55″N 129°02′23″E / 35.115229°N 129.039702°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Busan Transportation Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 113 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | May 15, 1987 | ||||||||||
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Busan station of Busan Metro has two side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
| Up | ●Line 1 | For Jungang・Nampo・Dadaepo Beach |
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| Down | ●Line 1 | For Seomyeon・Yeonsan・Dongnae・Nopo |
- Platform numbers are not assigned.
See also
References
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- ^ "Busan Station". glasssteelandstone.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-08-06.