TheBusan Metro (Korean: 부산 도시철도;Hanja: 釜山都市鐵道;RR: Busan dosicheoldo) is theurban rail system operated by theBusan Transportation Corporation ofBusan, South Korea. The metro network first opened in 1985 with seventeen stations, making Busan the second city in South Korea and third in the Korean Peninsula (after Seoul and Pyongyang) to have a metro system. The Metro itself consists of 4 numbered lines, covering 116.5 kilometres (72.4 mi) of route and serving 114 stations. Including theBGL and theDonghae Line, the network covers 205.6 kilometres (127.8 mi) of route and serving 158 stations.

Busan Metro
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	114 (metroonly) 158 (incl.BGL,Donghae Line)
Daily ridership	938,000 (2019, metroonly)[1]
Annual ridership	343,000,000 (2019, metroonly)[1]
Operation
Began operation	19 July 1985
Operator(s)	Busan Transportation Corporation B&G Metro Korail
Technical
System length	116.5 km (72.4 mi) (metroonly) 205.6 km (127.8 mi) (incl.BGL,Donghae Line)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge[2]
System map

All directional signs on the Busan Metro are written in bothKorean andEnglish, 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. Station transfer announcements are first in Korean, followed by in English, then in Mandarin, and finally in Japanese. Announcements at stations for arriving trains are in Korean, followed by English, thenJapanese andMandarin. 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.

Busan Metro Line 1 (1호선) is the north-south route. It is 39.8-kilometre (24.7 mi) long with 40 stations.^[4] The line uses trains that have eight cars each. The total construction cost was 975.1 billionwon.

Plans for this line were made in 1979. Two years later, in 1981, construction began on the first phase, between Nopo-Dong (now Nopo) and Beomnaegol, which was finished in July 1985. This stretch was 16.2-kilometre (10.1 mi) long. Further extensions continued southward: a 5.4-kilometre (3.4 mi) extension from Beomnaegol to Jungang-dong (now Jungang) opened in May 1987; a 4.5-kilometre (2.8 mi) extension to Seodaeshin-dong (now Seodaeshin) opened in February 1990; and a 6.4-kilometre (4.0 mi) extension to Shinpyeong opened in June 1994.^[4]

The extension of the line further intoSaha District from Shinpyeong to Dadaepo Beach 7.3-kilometre (4.5 mi) was finished in mid-April 2017.

Busan Metro Line 2 (2호선) crosses Busan from east to west, running along the shores ofHaeundae andGwangalli, and then north towardYangsan. It is 46.0-kilometre (28.6 mi) long, serving 43 stations. The line uses trains that have six cars each.

Construction on the Phase 1 began in 1991. But this 21.7-kilometre (13.5 mi) route, serving 21 stations between Hopo and Seomyeon, did not open until 30 June 1999. With Phase 2 (planned to be 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi) in total), the line was first extended 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) southeast from Seomyeon to Geumnyeonsan on 8 August 2001. The remainder of Phase 2 was implemented in two stages: Line 2 was extended 1.8 km (1.1 mi) north to Gwangan on January 16, 2002, and finally on 29 August 2002 it was extended 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) east to Jangsan.^[4]

Phase 3, started in 1998, extends Line 2 north from Hopo more into the city ofYangsan. The phase was originally supposed to add another 11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi) to the line, with an additional seven stations. On 10 January 2003, Line 2 was extended 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the current terminus of Yangsan, but with only three of the originally planned seven stations in operation. Pusan National University Yangsan Campus Station, which was the fourth station to open in Phase 3, opened on 1 October 2009.^[4] The city ofYangsan subsequently gave up on finishing the extension and building the last three stations.

In 2014, Munjeon station was renamed toBusan International Finance Center–Busan Bank station

An extension of Line 2 towards the eastern extremity ofHaeundae District is planned. If this extension opens, then 4 new stations will be added to Line 2.

Busan Metro Line 3 (3호선) construction began in November 1997. Opening was delayed many times, but the Line 3 finally started service on 28 November 2005, with an 18.3-kilometre (11.4 mi) long stretch^[4] serving 17 stations. Line 3 uses 4-car trains. The first phase's estimated construction cost was 1,688.6 billion won, with the second phase split off intoLine 4.

Following the "Daegu Subway Fire" in 2003, it was decided during construction to install screen doors to all station platforms on Line 3. This was one of the first lines in Korea and in the world that havescreen doors installed in every station. Line 3 significantly improved the metro transportation system by connecting the Suyeong and Yeonsan-dong region, as well as the Yeonsan-dong and Deokcheon region.

Busan Metro Line 4, also called theBansong Line, is arubber-tyred metro system that serves north-central and northeasternBusan. The line was originally planned as an extension of Line 3. Usingautomated guideway transit technology and extending from Minam to Anpyeong, Line 4 includes 14 stations and 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi) of route.^[4] Originally scheduled to open in 2008, the line opened on 30 March 2011.^[4] Of the 14 stations, 8 are underground, 1 is ground-level, and 5 are above-ground. Each train operates with 6 cars, though each car on Line 4 is significantly shorter than the cars used on the other lines in the Busan Metro system.

The Busan–Gimhae Light Rail Transit is alight metro system that connects the city ofBusan to the neighboring city ofGimhae. The line opened on 9 September 2011. It is operated byB&G Metro. The line has 21 stations, including two stations,Daejeo andSasang, where one can transfer toLine 3 andLine 2 respectively. The line serves as inner-city transit for bothBusan andGimhae, an inter-city network linkingGimhae andBusan, and a new way to get toGimhae International Airport.

All of the 21 stations are above-ground, and each train has 2 cars.

Railway line along the coast being upgraded forcommuter service, with trains every 30 min (15 min peak), was extended to Taehwagang Station in Ulsan by 2021.

A single ride fare (as of 1 June 2014) is 1300won for a destination within less than 10 km (6.2 mi) and 1500 won for any other destinations. Tickets are sold atticket vending machines with most machines accepting 1000 won notes as well as coins. Tickets are to be kept since they are required to leave the station once reaching destination, and getting caught "jumping the gate" will result in a hefty fine.

The use of a metro pass, either aHanaro Card (하나로카드) or aDigital Busan Card (디지털부산카드) will offer a fare discount of 10% to adults and 20% to youth of 13-18 of age. Both theHanaro and theDigital Busan cards, are available in either card format or a more compact, yet slightly more expensivecell phone accessory format. The passes are equipped with amicrochip and are scanned by laying them against sensor plates at the entrance and exit of stations. This makes them more efficient thanmagnetic stripe cards since they can be detected through a wallet or purse. Hanaro Cards are for sale at all stations for 2000 won. All type of passes can have credit added to them in any station at the "Automatic Charge Machine" (교통카드 자동 보충기); the instructions are available in both English and Korean. The passes can also be used to pay for bus fares and for purchases on specially equippedvending machines throughout the city.

• An upgrade to theGyeongjeon Line is under construction, betweenBujeon andMasan. The line will have a length of 50 km and 10 stations, and is planned to open in December 2022. As the service will be similar to theDonghae Line, with some characteristics of commuter rail, there are also proposals for these two sections to merge, with a Gyeongjeon-Donghae Line offering service fromMasan inChangwon toTaehwagang inUlsan, passing through Busan.
• TheDonghae Line will be further extended fromTaehwagang toBugulsan, with the extension completed by 2025.
• Busan Metro Line 5 is alight metro connectingSasang andHadan, which is planned for completion in 2023. The line will have 7 stations and a length of 6.9 km. There are further plans for additional expansions to the line to the south-west.
• A light rail line (Yangsan Metro) that connectsNopo of Line 1 toYangsan Sports Complex of Line 2 and ends further away inYangsan is under construction. The line is expected to be completed by 2023.
• Busan Metro Line 2 will be expanded fromJangsan Station to East Busan Tourism Complex inGijang County.

On May 25, 2006,TU Media started to serve the entire metro network withS-DMB service. The current S-DMB transmission allow subscriber to receive television and radio reception on hand-held device such ascell-phone. With an investment of 11 billionwon TU Media installed 530 signal emitters to provide seamless reception in the entire underground system.^[5]

• Rapid transit in South Korea
• List of metro systems

• Construction plan, Busan Transportation Corporation(in Korean)

• Busan Transportation Corporation – official website(in English)
• M&G Metro Corporation – official website(in English)
• Busan Subway Transit Search(in English)