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Coordinates: 35°06′55″N 129°02′29″E / 35.11520°N 129.04137°E / 35.11520; 129.04137
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|For [[Ulsan Station|Ulsan]]·[[Singyeongju station|Singyeongju]]·[[Dongdaegu Station|Dongdaegu]]·[[Daejeon Station|Daejeon]]·[[Seoul Station|Seoul]]·[[Haengsin station|Haengsin]]
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|Some KTX Trains run via [[Suwon station|Suwon]] or [[Yeongdeungpo station|Yeongdeungpo]] which are stations on the non-KTX Gyeongbu Line
|Some KTX Trains run via [[Suwon station|Suwon]] or [[Yeongdeungpo station|Yeongdeungpo]] which are stations on the non-KTX Gyeongbu Line
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Revision as of 02:19, 23 February 2023

Busan station 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 just under three hours on KTX, Korea's high-speed rail train.[1][2][3] 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 (neighbourhood) of Dong-gu (ward) in Busan.

부산
Busan
General information
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
OpenedApril 1, 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

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
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
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
OpenedMay 15, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-05-15)
Services
Preceding station Busan Metro Following station
Jungang Line 1 Choryang
towards Nopo

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

Platforms

Up Line 1 For JungangNampoDadaepo Beach
Down Line 1 For SeomyeonYeonsanDongnaeNopo
  • Platform numbers are not assigned.

See also

References

  1. ^ "asian-efl-journal". Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  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.