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{{Short description|Train station in Busan, South Korea}}
{{Infobox Korean name
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
|img=Busanstation.jpg
{{Infobox station
|hangul=부산역
| name = {{Infobox station/Header Korail
|hanja=釜山驛
|native_name=부산
|rr=Busannyeok
|name =Busan 釜山
|mr=Pusannyŏk
}}
}}
| mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
{{coord|35.11520|N|129.04137|E|source:placeopedia|display=title}}
| hangul = 부산역
{{Commons category}}
| hanja = 釜山驛
'''Busan Station''' is a train station in [[Busan]],<ref name="asian-efl-journal">{{Cite web|url=http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/busanmap/busanstation.html|title=asian-efl-journal|accessdate=2010-08-04}}</ref> 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,<ref name="seoulbysubway">{{Cite web|url=http://seoulbysubway.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/seoul-to-busan-on-the-ktx/|title=seoulbysubway|accessdate=2010-08-04}}</ref><ref name="railway-technology">{{Cite web|url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/busanbimhae/|title=railway-technology|accessdate=2010-08-04}}</ref> using the [[Korea Train Express|KTX line]] (Korea's high speed rail system).
| rr = Busan-yeok
| mr = Pusan-yŏk
}}
| image = Busan Station.jpg
| image_caption = The main terminal for Busan Station
| address = 206 Jungang-daero, [[Dong District, Busan]]
| coordinates = {{coord|35.11520|N|129.04137|E|source:placeopedia_type:railwaystation_region:KR|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Gyeongbu Line]]<br>{{rint|kr|ktx}} [[Gyeongbu High Speed Railway]]
| structure = Aboveground
| platform = 4
| tracks = 9
| opened = {{start date and age|1908|04|01|df=y}}
| operator = {{rint|kr|rail}} [[Korail]]
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| services_collapsible = yes
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Korail
|line1=Gyeongbu KTX|left1=Ulsan
|line2=Suseo SRT|left2=Ulsan|type2=Suseo–Busan
|line3=Mugunghwa-ho|left3=Sasang|type3=Seoul–Busan
}}
}}
'''Busan station''' ({{Korean|hangul=부산역}}) is a train station in [[Busan]], South Korea. It is the southern terminus of the [[Gyeongbu Line]] & the [[Gyeongbu high-speed railway]], the most important railway lines in the country, which links Busan with [[Seoul]] in around two and a half hours on [[Korea Train Express|KTX]], Korea's high-speed rail train.<ref name="asian-efl-journal">{{Cite web|url=http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/busanmap/busanstation.html|title=asian-efl-journal|access-date=4 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327094854/http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/busanmap/busanstation.html|archive-date=27 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="seoulbysubway">{{Cite web|url=http://seoulbysubway.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/seoul-to-busan-on-the-ktx/|title=seoulbysubway|access-date=4 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718105453/http://seoulbysubway.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/seoul-to-busan-on-the-ktx/|archive-date=18 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="railway-technology">{{Cite web|url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/busanbimhae/|title=railway-technology|access-date=4 August 2010|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326133907/https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/busanbimhae/|url-status=live}}</ref> There are also cheaper, slower rail alternatives to Seoul, including the [[Mugunghwa-ho|Mugunghwa]] service, which takes over four hours. Essentially all trains to Seoul stop in a few settlements between the two cities. It is also an underground station on [[Busan Metro Line 1]] between [[Jungang Station (Busan)|Jungang]] and [[Choryang Station|Choryang]] stations. The station is centrally located in the Choryang-dong (neighborhood) of [[Dong-gu (Busan)|Dong-gu]] (ward) in Busan.


==Location==
== Construction ==
[[File:부산역.jpg|thumb|Main station entrance]]
The station is centrally located in the [[Choryang-dong]] (neighbourhood) of [[Dong-gu (Busan)|Dong-gu]] (ward) in Busan. It is also an underground station on [[Busan Subway Line 1]] between [[Jungang]] and [[Choryang]] stations.
Construction of the new [[Korea Train Express|KTX]] Busan terminal began in 2001 and was completed in 2003. The new station covers {{Convert|24646|m2|abbr=off|sp=us}} and it is equipped with up-to-date automatic ticket vending machines, 11 elevators, 10 escalators, PC area, waiting and vending areas.<ref name="lifeinkorea">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/260|title=lifeinkorea-Travel2|access-date=4 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609053020/http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/260|archive-date=9 June 2011}}</ref> Western shop franchises in the station include a Tom&Tom's, a "Subway" sandwich shop, and a Weeny beenys.


The entire convex curved front of the structure is glass covered construction and the station is considered an architecturally significant building.<ref name="glasssteelandstone">{{Cite web|url=http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/3976.php|title=Busan Station|website=glasssteelandstone.com|access-date=6 August 2010|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103195829/http://glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/3976.php|archive-date=3 January 2010}}</ref>
==Structure==
Construction of the new [[Korea Train Express|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.<ref name="lifeinkorea">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/260|title=lifeinkorea-Travel2|accessdate=2010-08-04}}</ref>

The entire convex curved front of the structure is glass covered construction and the station is considered an architecturally significant building.<ref name="glasssteelandstone">{{Cite web|url=http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/3976.php|title=glasssteelandstone.com-Busan Station|accessdate=2010-08-06}}</ref>


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


== Platforms ==
{{Panorama
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" frame="hsides" rules="rows" style="" class="wikitable"
|image = File:Korea-Busan Station, front - night-07.jpg
|-
|height = 320
!Platform No.!!Line!!Train!!Destination!!Other
|alt = Frontal view of Busan Station at night
|-
|caption = Glass covered front curved-design of the Busan Station at night.
!1
}}
|Gyeongbu Line
|[[ITX-Saemaeul]]
|For [[Gupo station|Gupo]]·[[Dongdaegu Station|Dongdaegu]]·[[Daejeon Station|Daejeon]]·[[Seoul Station|Seoul]]
|
|-
!3·4
|Gyeongbu Line
|[[Mugunghwa-ho]]
|For [[Dongdaegu Station|Dongdaegu]]·[[Daejeon Station|Daejeon]]·[[Seoul Station|Seoul]]
|
|-
!5·6
|Gyeongbu Line·Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
|[[KTX]]
|For [[Gupo station|Gupo]]·[[Miryang station|Miryang]]·[[Dongdaegu Station|Dongdaegu]]·[[Daejeon Station|Daejeon]]·[[Seoul Station|Seoul]]·[[Haengsin station|Haengsin]]
|
|-
!8·9
|Gyeongbu Line·Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
|[[KTX]]
|For [[Ulsan Station|Ulsan]]·[[Gyeongju station|Gyeongju]]·[[Dongdaegu Station|Dongdaegu]]·[[Daejeon Station|Daejeon]]·[[Seoul Station|Seoul]]·[[Haengsin station|Haengsin]]
|Some KTX Trains run via [[Suwon station|Suwon]] or [[Yeongdeungpo station|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
|
|}
{{clear}}


== Metro station ==
{{Panorama
{{Infobox station
|image = File:Korea-Busan Train Station 11-10900&1&2.JPG
|height = 320
| name = Busan Station
| native_name =
|alt = Passenger waiting area inside Busan Train Station.
| native_name_lang =
|caption = Passenger waiting area inside Busan Train Station.
| style = Busan Metro
| style2 = 1
| image = Busan station metro exit8.jpg
| image_caption = Exit 8
| address =
| country =
| coordinates = {{coord|35.115229|129.039702|source:kowiki_type:railwaystation_region:KR|display=inline}}
| line = {{rail color box|system=Busan Metro|line=1|inline=yes}}
| structure = Underground
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| opened = {{start date and age|1987|05|15|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| code = 113
| operator = [[Busan Transportation Corporation]]
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Busan Metro
|line1=1|left1=Jungang|right1=Choryang
}}
}}
}}


Busan station of Busan Metro has two side platforms serving two tracks.
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:Korea-Busan Station, front - day-06.jpg|Busan Station convex glass covered front
File:Korea-Busan Station, interior-07.jpg|Inside Busan Station
File:Korea-Busan Station, exterior to north-07.jpg|The front of Busan Station reflecting the surrounding area off the convex glass exterior
File:Korea-Busan Station, interior 6716-07.JPG|Looking out through the glass covered building front
</gallery></center>


=== Platforms ===
{{Gyeongbu Line}}
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 frame=hsides rules=rows
{{KTX Lines}}
|-
! Up
| <span style="color: orange;">●</span>Line 1
| For [[Jungang Station (Busan)|Jungang]]・[[Nampo Station (Busan)|Nampo]]・[[Dadaepo Beach Station|Dadaepo Beach]]
|-
! Down
| <span style="color: orange;">●</span>Line 1
| For [[Seomyeon Station|Seomyeon]]・[[Yeonsan Station (Busan)|Yeonsan]]・[[Dongnae Station (Busan Metro)|Dongnae]]・[[Nopo Station|Nopo]]
|}
* Platform numbers are not assigned.
{{clear}}

==See also==
* [[Transportation in South Korea]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.korailbusan.co.kr/ Korail Busan website] {{ko icon}}
* [https://www.letskorail.com/ebizprd/stationMainView.do?stationSeq=10279506&searchCondition=main4&znCd=V190 Korail Railroad station] {{in lang|ko}}
* [http://english.busan.go.kr/04_transportation/04_06.jsp KTX & other Trains: Busan Metropolitan Government]
* [http://english.busan.go.kr/04_transportation/04_03_01.jsp Metro of busan - busan official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110611145658/http://english.busan.go.kr/04_transportation/04_06.jsp KTX & other Trains: Busan Metropolitan Government]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110611145955/http://english.busan.go.kr/04_transportation/04_03_01.jsp Metro of busan - busan official site]


{{Busan Metro|line1=yes}}
[[Category:Railway stations in South Korea]]
{{Mugunghwa-ho
[[Category:Busan subway stations]]
|gyeongbu=yes
[[Category:Dong-gu, Busan]]
|gyeongjeon=yes

}}

{{Gyeongbu Line}}
{{SouthKorea-railstation-stub}}
{{KTX lines and services}}


[[Category:Busan Metro stations]]
[[ko:부산역]]
[[it:Stazione di Busan]]
[[Category:Dong District, Busan]]
[[Category:Korea Train Express stations]]
[[nl:Station Busan]]
[[Category:Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1908]]
[[ja:釜山駅]]
[[pl:Pusan (stacja kolejowa)]]
[[zh:釜山站]]

Latest revision as of 12:10, 22 October 2024

부산
Busan 釜山
The main terminal for Busan Station
Korean name
Hangul
부산역
Hanja
釜山驛
Revised RomanizationBusan-yeok
McCune–ReischauerPusan-yŏk
General information
Location206 Jungang-daero, Dong District, Busan
Coordinates35°06′55″N 129°02′29″E / 35.11520°N 129.04137°E / 35.11520; 129.04137
Operated byKorail Korail
Line(s)Gyeongbu Line
KTX Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Platforms4
Tracks9
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
Opened1 April 1908; 116 years ago (1908-04-01)
Services
Preceding station Following station
Ulsan
towards Seoul or Haengsin
Gyeongbu KTX 		Terminus
Ulsan
towards Suseo
 Suseo SRT
Sasang
towards Seoul
 Mugunghwa-ho

Busan station (Korean: 부산역) is a train station in Busan, South Korea. It is the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line & the Gyeongbu high-speed railway, the most important railway lines in the country, which links Busan with Seoul in around two and a half hours on KTX, Korea's high-speed rail train.[1][2][3] There are also cheaper, slower rail alternatives to Seoul, including the Mugunghwa service, which takes over four hours. Essentially all trains to Seoul stop in a few settlements between the two cities. It is also an underground station on Busan Metro Line 1 between Jungang and Choryang stations. The station is centrally located in the Choryang-dong (neighborhood) of Dong-gu (ward) in Busan.

Construction

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Main station entrance

Construction of the new KTX Busan terminal began in 2001 and was completed in 2003. The new station covers 24,646 square meters (265,290 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] Western shop franchises in the station include a Tom&Tom's, a "Subway" sandwich shop, and a Weeny beenys.

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

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Platform No. Line Train Destination Other
1 Gyeongbu Line ITX-Saemaeul For Gupo·Dongdaegu·Daejeon·Seoul
3·4 Gyeongbu Line Mugunghwa-ho For Dongdaegu·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·Gyeongju·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

Metro station

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Busan Station
Exit 8
General information
Coordinates35°06′55″N 129°02′23″E / 35.115229°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
Opened15 May 1987; 37 years ago (1987-05-15)
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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "asian-efl-journal". Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  2. ^ "seoulbysubway". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  3. ^ "railway-technology". Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  4. ^ "lifeinkorea-Travel2". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Busan Station". glasssteelandstone.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
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