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Busan Metro

Busan Metro
South Korea subway logo.svg
Busan Subway Line 2.jpg
Train on Busan Metro Line 2
Overview
Native name 부산 도시철도
釜山 都市鐵道
Busan dosicheoldo
Owner City of Busan
Locale Busan, South Korea
Transit type Rapid transit, Commuter rail
Number of lines 6
Number of stations 108 (metro only)
143 (incl. BGL, Donghae Line)
Daily ridership 904,350(2016)
Operation
Began operation 19 July 1985
Operator(s) Busan Transportation Corporation
B&G Metro
Technical
System length 108.5 km (67.4 mi) (metro only)
160.4 km (99.7 mi) (incl. BGL, Donghae Line)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
System map

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Busan Metro
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Busan dosicheoldo
McCune–Reischauer Pusan tosich'ŏlto

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The Busan Metro (Hangul부산 도시철도; Hanja釜山 都市鐵道; RRBusan dosicheoldo) operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation is the urban rail system of Busan, South Korea. The metro network first opened in 1985 with seventeen stations. The Metro itself consists of 4 lines, cover 109.5 kilometres (68.0 mi) of route and serving 102 stations.

All directional signs on the Busan Metro 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 spoken in Korean, followed by English. Announcements at stations for arriving trains are in Korean, followed by English, then Japanese and Mandarin. All stations are numbered and the first numeral of the number is the same as the line number, e.g. station 123 is on line 1.

The Metro map includes information on which station, and which numbered exit from that station, to use for main attractions. Photography in the Busan Metro is permitted.


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