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.
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Coordinates | 35.11520°N 129.04137°E / 35.11520; 129.04137 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Gyeongbu Line![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Aboveground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 1, 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Platform No. | Line | Train | Destination | Other |
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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·Singyeongju·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 | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35.115229°N 129.039702°E / 35.115229; 129.039702 | ||||||||||
Operated by | Busan Transportation Corporation | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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Station code | 113 | ||||||||||
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Opened | May 15, 1987 | ||||||||||
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Busan station of Busan Metro has two side platforms serving two tracks.
Up | ●Line 1 | For Jungang・Nampo・Dadaepo Beach |
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Down | ●Line 1 | For Seomyeon・Yeonsan・Dongnae・Nopo |
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Line 1 |
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Gyeongbu Line |
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Gyeongjeon Line |
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KTX services |
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