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Busan Station

Busan
부산
Korail
KTX
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Busannyeok
McCune–Reischauer Pusannyŏk
General information
Location Choryang-dong, Dong District, Busan
South Korea
Coordinates 35°06′55″N 129°02′29″E / 35.11520°N 129.04137°E / 35.11520; 129.04137Coordinates: 35°06′55″N 129°02′29″E / 35.11520°N 129.04137°E / 35.11520; 129.04137
Operated by Korail
Line(s) Gyeongbu Line, Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Platforms 4
Tracks 9
Construction
Structure type Aboveground
History
Opened April 1, 1908
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station
KTX logo.svg Gyeongbu KTX Terminus
Busan Station
부산역
Busan Metro
Busan-subway-113-Busan-station-platform.jpg
Coordinates 35°06′55″N 129°02′23″E / 35.115229°N 129.039702°E / 35.115229; 129.039702
Operated by Busan Transportation Corporation
Line(s) Busan Metro Line 1
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
Other information
Station code 113
History
Opened May 15, 1987

Busan Station is a train station in Busan, southeast South Korea, and the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line, the most important railway line in the country, which links Busan with Seoul in just under three hours, using the KTX line (Korea's high-speed rail system). Busan Line 1's official name of this station is Busan Station Station.

The station is centrally located in the Choryang-dong (neighbourhood) of Dong-gu (ward) in Busan. It is also an underground station on Busan Metro Line 1 between Jungang and Choryang stations.

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.

The entire convex curved front of the structure is glass covered construction and the station is considered an architecturally significant building.

The main entrance opens up to a large park-like area surrounding the front of the station to the west.

Busan Station of Busan Metro has two side platform serving 2 tracks.



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