Busan Station

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Busan
부산
Korail
KTX
Korean name
Hangul 부산역
Hanja 釜山驛
Revised Romanization Busannyeok
McCune–Reischauer Pusannyŏk
General information
Location Choryang-dong, Dong District, Busan
South Korea
Coordinates 35°06′55″N 129°02′29″E / 35.11520°N 129.04137°E / 35.11520; 129.04137Coordinates: 35°06′55″N 129°02′29″E / 35.11520°N 129.04137°E / 35.11520; 129.04137
Operated by Korail
Line(s) Gyeongbu Line, Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Platforms 4
Tracks 9
Construction
Structure type Aboveground
History
Opened April 1, 1908
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station
KTX logo.svg Gyeongbu KTX Terminus
Busan Station
부산역
Busan Metro
Busan-subway-113-Busan-station-platform.jpg
Coordinates 35°06′55″N 129°02′23″E / 35.115229°N 129.039702°E / 35.115229; 129.039702
Operated by Busan Transportation Corporation
Line(s) Busan Metro Line 1
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
Other information
Station code 113
History
Opened May 15, 1987

Busan Station is a train station in Busan,[1] southeast South Korea, and 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,[2][3] using the KTX line (Korea's high-speed rail system).

Location[edit]

The station is centrally located in the Choryang-dong (neighbourhood) of Dong-gu (ward) in Busan. It is also an underground station on Busan Metro Line 1 between Jungang and Choryang stations.

Station layout[edit]

KORAIL[edit]

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[edit]

Platform No. Line Train Destination Other
1 Gyeongbu Line Saemaul-ho 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·Seou·Haengsin Some KTX Trains run via Suwon or Yeongdeungpo which are stations on non-KTX Gyeongbu lane
10~13 Gyeongbu Line·Gyeongbu High Speed Railway KTX·Saemaul-ho·Mugunghwa-ho Exit Only

Busan Metro[edit]

Busan Station of Busan Metro has two side platform serving 2 tracks.

Platforms[edit]

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

Panorama[edit]

[[|x320px|alt=Frontal view of Busan Station at night]]
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Glass covered front curved-design of the Busan Station at night.
[[|x320px|alt=Passenger waiting area inside Busan Train Station.]]
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Passenger waiting area inside Busan Train Station.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "asian-efl-journal". Retrieved 2010-08-04. 
  2. ^ "seoulbysubway". Retrieved 2010-08-04. 
  3. ^ "railway-technology". Retrieved 2010-08-04. 
  4. ^ "lifeinkorea-Travel2". Retrieved 2010-08-04. 
  5. ^ "glasssteelandstone.com-Busan Station". Retrieved 2010-08-06. 

External links[edit]

Preceding station   Busan Metro   Following station
Jungang
toward Sinpyeong		   Line 1   Choryang
toward Nopo


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