Busan station

Busan station (Korean: 부산역) is a train station in Busan, South Korea. It is the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line and the Gyeongbu high-speed railway, the most important railway lines in the country which links Busan with Seoul.^{[1][2][unreliable source?][3]} Essentially all trains to Seoul stop in a few settlements between the two cities. It includes an underground station on Busan Metro Line 1, located between Jungang and Choryang stations. The station is located in the center of Choryang-dong (neighborhood) in Dong-gu, Busan.

부산 Busan 釜山
The main terminal for Busan Station
Korean name
Hangul	부산역
Hanja	釜山驛
Revised Romanization	Busan-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Pusan-yŏk
General information
Location	206 Jungang-daero, Dong District, Busan
Coordinates	35.11520°N 129.04137°E / 35.11520; 129.04137
Operated by	Korail
Lines	Gyeongbu Line Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Platforms	4
Tracks	9
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	1 April 1908; 117 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
Location

Description

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, and a Weeny Beenie.

The convex front of the structure is made of glass 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.^{[citation needed]} To the east is the Busan Port International Passenger Terminal, a ferry terminal with service to ports in Japan. The terminal opened in 2015 to replace an earlier facility.^[6]

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

Metro station

Busan Station
Exit 8
General information
Coordinates	35.115229°N 129.039702°E / 35.115229; 129.039702
Operated by	Busan Transportation Corporation
Line	Line 1
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	113
History
Opened	15 May 1987; 38 years ago (1987-05-15)
Services
Preceding station Busan Metro Following station Jungang towards Dadaepo Beach Line 1 Choryang towards Nopo
Location

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

Platforms

Up	●Line 1	For Jungang・Nampo・Dadaepo Beach
Down	●Line 1	For Seomyeon・Yeonsan・Dongnae・Nopo

• Platform numbers are not assigned.

See also

• Transportation in South Korea