Busan, officially known as Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants as of 2017. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being South Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million make Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification.
Gimhae International Airport (Korean: 김해국제공항) is located on the western end of Busan, South Korea. Opened in 1976, the airport is named after the nearby city of Gimhae. A new international terminal opened on October 31, 2007. Gimhae International Airport is the main hub for Air Busan, and a secondary hub for Asiana Airlines and Korean Air. Runway 18L/36R is used for military purposes only for Gimhae Air Base, but due to increasing traffic, there are plans to open the runway for airliners. In 2018, 17,064,613 passengers used the airport.
The Gyeongbu line (Gyeongbuseon) is a railway line in South Korea and is considered to be the most important and one of the oldest ones in the country. It was constructed in 1905, connecting Seoul with Busan via Suwon, Daejeon, and Daegu. It is by far the most heavily travelled rail line in South Korea.
The Donghae Nambu Line is a railway line connecting Busan to Pohang in South Korea. The line runs along South Korea's east coast. On December 30, 2016, it was merged into Donghae Line.
Busan Metro Line 1 is the north-south route of the Busan Metro. It is 40.4 kilometres (25.1 mi) long with 40 stations, and is considered the second longest line of the Busan Metro system, just behind Line 2. But with Line 1 going to regions such as Jagalchi Station, Busan Station, Seomyeon Station, Dongnae Station, and Nopo Station, it is deemed the most popular line of all of the Busan Metro system. Line 1 uses 8-car trains. The line color is orange. Its station signs are circular with a white face and orange frame, boasting the name of the station in Korean in big Hangul letters with the smaller English name below it with the station number in orange beside it and the Hanja name at the bottom of their face in similar-sized font. Unlike in the other stations, Line 1's station signs typically lack arms sprouting from their sides, even on the outer walls; instead, the neighboring stations are printed on a black strip that runs across the outer wall; some exceptions exist as in Seomyeon station, where the signs use the designs used for Lines 3 and 4, albeit with an orange frame.
The Gyeongbu high-speed railway, also known as Gyeongbu HSR, is South Korea's first high-speed rail line from Seoul to Busan. KTX high-speed trains operate three sections of the line: on April 1, 2004, the first between a junction near Geumcheon-gu Office station, Seoul and a junction at Daejeonjochajang station north of Daejeon, and a second between a junction at Okcheon station, southeast of Daejeon, and a junction near Jicheon station, north of Daegu entered service; then on November 1, 2010, the third section, between a junction west of Daegu and Busan became operational. The missing gaps across the urban areas of Daejeon and Daegu were in construction for an expected opening in 2014, separate tracks into Seoul Station were also planned. The temporary ends of the three sections were connected to the parallel conventional Gyeongbu Line by tracks that will serve as interconnector branches upon the completion of the entire line. On August 1, 2015, construction on urban areas of Daejeon and Daegu were completed; all the sections of HSR line were connected.
Yangmok station is a railway station on the Gyeongbu Line, the most important railway line in South Korea and one of the oldest. It is located between Waegwan station and Gumi station.
Busan Metro Line 4 is a rubber-tyred metro line of the Busan Metro network that connects part of Gijang-gun, Busan, and upper Haeundae-gu, Busan, into Dongnae-gu, Busan Korea. It is operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation. Opened on 30 March 2011, the line is a rapid transit (metro) system consisting of 14 stations - 8 underground, 1 on-ground, and 5 above-ground. The line color is blue. A trip through the entire line takes about 24 minutes. Unlike lines 1 to 3 of Busan Metro, the trains are driverless and run with pneumatic tires on concrete track between two guide bars. Line 4 was originally planned to be simply a branch of Line 3, but was turned into its own line later.
Suyeong Station is a station on the Busan Metro Line 2 and Line 3 located in U-dong, Suyeong District, Busan. The station is unrelated to the Centum station operated by Korail.
Deokcheon Station is a station on the Busan Metro Line 2 and Line 3 located in Deokcheon-dong, Buk District, Busan. The subname in parentheses is Busan Institute of Science and Technology.
Daejeo Station is a station of the Busan Metro Line 3 and BGLRT Line located in Daejeo-dong, Gangseo District, Busan, South Korea. It is a southern terminus of Line 3 at this station. During the construction, the Line 3 Station was known as Jungni Station, and Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Station known as Seoyeonjeong Station.
Yeonsan Station is a station of the Busan Metro Line 1 and Busan Metro Line 3 in Yeonsan-dong, Yeonje District, Busan, South Korea.
Busan Nat'l Univ. of Edu. Station is a station of the Busan Metro Line 1 & Donghae Line in Geoje-dong, Yeonje District, Busan, South Korea.
Dongnae Station is a station of the Busan Metro Line 1 and Busan Metro Line 4 in Oncheon-dong and Myeongnyun-dong, Dongnae District, Busan, South Korea. The station is unrelated to the Dongnae Station of Korail.
BEXCO station (Korean: 벡스코역) is a station on the Busan Metro Line 2 and Donghae Line in U-dong, Haeundae District, Busan, South Korea. The subname in parentheses is "Busan Museum of Modern Art". The metro station was formerly named "Busan Museum of Modern Art Station", and the Donghae Line station was formerly "Uil Station".
Busan International Finance Center·Busan Bank Station is a station on the Busan Metro Line 2 in Munhyeon-dong, Nam District, Busan, South Korea. As its name suggests, Busan International Finance Center is located right next to the station. Prior to November 4, 2014, the station was named "Munjeon Station."
Sasang Station is a station on the Busan Metro Line 2 and BGLRT Line located in Gwaebeop-dong, Sasang District, Busan. The subname in parentheses of Busan Metro is Seobu Bus Terminal.
Bujeon Station is a station of the Busan Metro Line 1 in Bujeon-dong, Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea. The station is unrelated to the Bujeon Station of Korail.
Sinhaeundae station is a railway station of the Donghae Line in Jwa-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan, the Republic of Korea. The new station is situated in the Haeundae New Town (Jwa-dong) district, about 20 to 25 minutes by bus from the Haeundae Station of Busan Metro and actually nearer to the Jangsan Station also on Line 2. The Haeundae KORAIL station was relocated to its new location on December 2, 2013. As of December 18, 2017, the name "Sinhaeundae Station" is used in signage, tickets and train announcements.
The Donghae Line is a railway line connecting Busanjin station to Yeongdeok in South Korea. The literal meaning of its name, the "East Sea Line," reflects its position along the nation's East coast. It merged with the Donghae Nambu Line on December 30, 2016, and will merge with the Donghae Bukbu Line.
