Busan Transportation Corporation

The Busan Subway (부산 지하철), operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation (부산 교통공사), is the subway system of Busan, South Korea. The subway network first opened in 1985 with 17 stations. Since the opening of its last expansion in November 2005 it consists of 3 lines, 86 stations, and 88.4 km of tracks. Extensions on Line 2 and Line 3 are currently under construction and are expected to be completed by 2012. Once finished, the entire system will include 105 stations and 112.4 km of tracks. Image File history File links Busan_Subway_Logo. ... Image File history File links Busan_Subway_Logo. ... The Busan Transportation Corporation was established January 1, 2006, following the abolition of the Busan Urban Transit Authority (부산교통공단), originally founded in November 1987. ... Busan tower by night Haeundae beach at dawn, February 2005 Busan Metropolitan City, also commonly referred to as Pusan, is the largest harbor city in Korea. ... This article is about the year. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2012 (MMXII) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Busan Subway is considered foreigner friendly since all directional signs are written in both Korean and English, and the voice announcement in the trains indicating the upcoming station, possible line transfer and exiting side are all said in Korean, followed by English. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The current subway system. Phase 3 of Line 2 and Phase 2 of Line 3 are not shown.

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Ride Fares and Subway Pass

A single ride fare (as of early 2006) is 900 won for a destination within less than 10 km and 1000 won for any other destinations. Tickets are sold at "Ticket Vending Machines". Usually one machine per set will accept 1000 won notes while the others only take coins. Tickets should be kept since they are required to leave the station once reaching destination, and getting caught "jumping the gate" will result in a hefty fine. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The won is the currency of South Korea. ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...

The use of subway pass, either an Hanaro Card (하나로카드) or a Digital Busan Card (디지부산털카드) will offer a fare discount of 10% to adults and 20% to youth of 13-18 of age. Both, the Hanaro and the Digital Busan, are available in either card format of cell phone trinket format. The passes are equipped with a microchip and are scanned by laying them against a sensor plate. This makes them more efficent than magnetic stripe cards since they can be detected through a wallet or purse. Hanaro Cards are for sale at all stations for 2000 won. All type of passes can be charged in any station at the "Automatic Charge Machine" (교통카드 자동 보충기); the instructions are available in english. The passes can also be used for pay for bus fare and for purchases on specially equipped vending machines troughout the city. Mobile phones from various years A mobile phone or cellular (cell) phone is an electronic telecommunications device. ... Integrated circuit showing memory blocks, logic and input/output pads around the periphery A monolithic integrated circuit (also known as IC, microchip, silicon chip, computer chip or chip) is a miniaturized electronic circuit (consisting mainly of semiconductor devices, as well as passive components) which has been manufactured in the surface... A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card. ... A vending machine is a machine that dispenses merchandise when a customer deposits sufficient money into a slot or vent to purchase the desired item (as opposed to a shop, where the presence of personnel is required for every purchase). ...

Line 1 (Orange Line)

Line 1 (1호선) is the north-south route. It is, as of 2005, 32.5 km long with 34 stations. Line 1 uses 8-car trains, with 45 currently in total. There are no current plans to extend Line 1. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Plans for this line were made in 1979. Two years later, in 1981, construction began on the first phase, between Nopo-Dong and Beomnaegol, which was finished in July 1985. This stretch was 16.2 km long. Further extensions continued southward, with a 5.4 km extension from Beomnaegol to Jungang-dong opened in May 1987, a 4.5 km extension to Seodaeshin-dong in February 1990, and a 6.4 km extension to Shinpyeong in June 1994. The total construction cost was 975.1 billion won. This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... The won is the currency of South Korea. ...

Hours of Operation

The hours of operation of Line 1 (as of 2005) start at 5:10 with the first trains leaving the terminal stations of Sinpyeong and Nopo-dong, and end with the last trains arriving in Sinpyeong at 00:39 and Nopo-dong at 00:35. A ride through the entire line takes about 1 hour 10 minutes. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

List of Stations

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Line 2 (Green Line)

Line 2 (2호선) crosses Busan from east to west, running along the shores of Haeundae and Gwanganli, and then north toward Yangsan. As of 2005, the line is 39.1 km long with 39 stations. The line uses 28 vehicles, each one having six cars. A deserted Haeundae beach at dawn, February 2005 Haeundae-gu is a gu, or ward, in South Koreas second largest city, Busan. ... Yangsan is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Although construction on the first section began in 1991, a 22.4 km route, with 21 stations between Hopo and Seomyeon; it was not opened until June 30, 1999. With Phase 2, the line was extended 8.7 km southeast from Seomyeon to Geumnyeonsan on August 8, 2001. It was extended 0.9 km north to Gwangan on January 16, 2002, and finally, on August 29, 2002, it was extended 8 km east to Jangsan. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Phase 3, started in 1998, is extending Line 2 north from Hopo to the Bugjeong area in Yangsan, adding another 11.3 km and 7 stations. The construction is expected to by finished by 2012. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Yangsan is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... 2012 (MMXII) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The finished line's estimated cost is 2934.5 won. It will have a total of 46 stations and be 50.4 km long. The won is the currency of South Korea. ...

Hours of Operation

The hours of operation of Line 2 (as of 2005) start with the first trains leaving the stations of Jangsan, Gwangan and Jeonpo at 5:20, all bound for Hopo, and leaving the stations of Hopo and Jeonpo at 5:15, both bound for Jangsan. It ends with the last trains from Jangsan arriving in Jeonpo at 00:18 and Hopo at 00:45, and the last trains from Hopo arriving in Jeonpo at 00:21 and Jangsan at 00:38. A ride through the entire line takes about 1 hour 15 minutes. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

List of Stations

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Line 3 (Brown Line)

Line 3 (3호선) construction's began in November 1997. Opening of the main line has been delayed many times, but the first phase of Line 3 finally started service on November 28, 2005 with an 18.3 km long line along 17 stations. Line 3 uses 4-car trains, making it the line with the shortest trains. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Screen doors on Line 3 in Suyeong Station

Following the "Daegu Subway Fire" in 2003, it was decided, during construction, to install screen doors to all station platforms on Line 3. While some screen doors can be found in Seoul's subway system this is the only line in Korea and one of the few in the world to have screen doors install in every stations. The cars on Line 3 are smaller than those on Line 2, which are also smaller than the ones on Line 1. Also the trains on this line are not equipped with any doors between the 4 cars, giving the impression the whole train is just one entire car. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 247 KB)Inside of Suyeong Station, Line 3, Busan Subway, South Korea. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 247 KB)Inside of Suyeong Station, Line 3, Busan Subway, South Korea. ... The Daegu subway fire of February 18, 2003 killed at least 198 people and injured at least 147. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is one of the most heavily used subway systems in the world, with over 8 million trips daily on the systems nine lines (total figures for Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation, Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation & Korean National Railroad commuter lines). ...

Line 3 laid the framework of subway transportation system by doing a connection between Suyeong and Yeonsan-dong (reducing a 30 minutes ride when using Line 1 and 2 to a 9 minutes ride on Line 3) , and between Yeonsan-dong and Deokcheon (Mandeok Tunnel) (about 36 minutes when using Line 1 and 2 down to a 17 minutes ride on Line 3).

The second phase, the AGT branch, is scheduled to open in 2008. Once finished, the line will be 31.0 km long, with 31 stations and one Automated Guideway Transit branch line. The second phase will be from Minam to Anpyeong (from construction site no. 321 to 327), it will include 14 stations and 12.7km of tracks. The entire line's estimated construction cost is 2150.5 billion won, the first phase costing 1688.6 billion won, and the second phase costing 461.9 billion won. 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A people mover is a fully-automated light rail or tram system. ... The won is the currency of South Korea. ...

Phase 1

Hours of Operation

The hours of operation of Line 3 start at 5:10 with the first trains leaving the terminal stations of Suyeong and Daejeo, and end with the last trains arriving in Suyeong at 00:22 and Daejeo at 00:41. A ride through the entire line takes about 34 minutes.

List of Stations

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Phase 2

AGT branch (to open 2008)

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Lost and Found

The Lost and Found office is located on the Line 1 platform in Seomyeon Station. It is open during daytime on weekdays and in morning on Saturdays. Unclaimed items are kept for 7 days before being handed to the police.

DMB Service

On May 25 2006, TU Media started to serve the entire subway network with S-DMB service. The current S-DMB transmission allow subscriber to receive television and radio reception on hand-held device such as cell-phone. With an investment of 11 billion won TU Media installed 530 signal emitters to provide a seamlessly reception in the entire underground system. [1] TU Media (hangul:티유미디어) is a South Koreas first mobile broadcast service company headquartered in Seoul, Korea. ... DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) is a digital transmission system for sending data, radio and TV to mobile devices such as mobile phones. ... Motorola T2288 mobile phone A mobile phone is a portable electronic device which behaves as a normal telephone whilst being able to move over a wide area (compare cordless phone which acts as a telephone only within a limited range). ... The won is the currency of South Korea. ...

External links

• Busan Transportation Corporation homepage
• Busan Transportation Corporation homepage (in korean)
• UrbanRail: Busan subway map
• Busan Subway from the Galbijim Wiki

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References

• 부산교통공사 지하철 건설계획, Busan Transportation Corporation: Subway Construction Project (in korean)