Busan Metro Line 2

Busan Metro Line 2 (2호선) is a line of the Busan Metro that crosses Busan, South Korea, from east to west, running along the shores of Haeundae and Gwanganli, and then north toward Yangsan. The line is 45.2 km (28.1 mi) long with 43 stations. The line uses trains that have six cars each.

Line 2
Overview
Native name	2호선（2號線） I Hoseon
Type	Rapid transit
System	Busan Metro
Status	Operational
Termini	Jangsan or Jeonpo Yangsan, Hopo or Gwangan
Stations	44
Services	1
Operation
Opened	30 June 1999
Operator(s)	Busan Transportation Corporation
Rolling stock	Hanjin Heavy Industries BTC Class 2000
Technical
Line length	45.2 km (28.1 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	(?)

A ride through the entire line takes about 1 hour 24 minutes. Busan Metro Line 2 will be expanded from Jangsan Station to East Busan Tourism Complex in Gijang County which will be opened in 2021. (Currently Planned)

History

Plans to create the line began in 1987 and were finalized by 1991. During the construction of the third section of the line in 2001, the original plan to extend the route three stations beyond Yangsan Station was scrapped at the request of the citizens of Yangsan, with a new light rail line currently undergoing approval as an alternative.

An older plan hoped to stretch the line four stations beyond Jangsan Station, but was scrapped due to cost concerns. The extension idea has gained new interest, but with proposals for a new light rail line connecting Jangsan Station to the city of Ulsan.

1990s

• November 28, 1991: Constructed the first section from Seomyeon Station (219) to Hopo Station (239).
• October 27, 1994: Constructed the second section from Jangsan Station (201) to Seomyeon Station (219).
• June 30, 1999: Commenced first section service from Seomyeon Station (219) to Hopo Station (239).

2000s

• August 8, 2001: Commenced second section service from Geumnyeonsan Station (210) to Seomyeon Station (219).
• December 2001: Constructed the third section from Hopo Station (239) to Yangsan Station (243).
• January 16, 2002: Commenced second section service from Geumnyeonsan Station (210) to Gwangan Station (209).
• August 29, 2002: Commenced second section service from Jangsan Station (201) to Gwangan Station (209).
• January 10, 2008: Opened Namyangsan Station (242) and Yangsan Station (243).
• October 1, 2009: Opened Pusan National University Yangsan Campus Station (241).

2010s

• November 4, 2014: Munjeon Station (217) renamed to Busan International Finance Center–Busan Bank Station.
• September 24, 2015: Opened Jeungsan Station (240).

List of stations

Station Number	Station name English	Station name Hangul	Station name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total distance	Location
201	Jangsan	장산 (해운대 백병원)	萇山, 苌山		---	0.0	Busan	Haeundae
202	Jung-dong	중동	中洞		0.9	0.9
203	Haeundae	해운대	海雲臺		0.9	1.8
204	Dongbaek	동백	冬栢		1.2	3.0
205	BEXCO	벡스코	벡스코	Donghae	1.1	4.1
206	Centum City	센텀시티 (벡스코·신세계)	센텀시티		0.8	4.9
207	Millak	민락	民楽		1.0	5.9		Suyeong
208	Suyeong	수영	水營		0.9	6.8
209	Gwangan	광안	廣安		0.9	7.7
210	Geumnyeonsan	금련산 (좋은강안병원)	金蓮山		0.9	8.6
211	Namcheon	남천 (KBS∙수영구청)	南川		0.9	9.5
212	Kyunsung Univ. · Pukyong Nat'l Univ.	경성대·부경대 (동명대학교)	慶星大·釜慶大		0.8	10.3		Nam
213	Daeyeon	대연 (고려병원)	大淵		0.9	11.2
214	Motgol	못골 (남구청)	池谷		0.7	11.9
215	Jigegol	지게골	支架谷		0.9	12.8
216	Munhyeon	문현	門峴		0.8	13.6
217	Busan International Finance Center·Busan Bank	국제금융센터·부산은행	國際金融센터·釜山銀行		0.8	14.4
218	Jeonpo	전포	田浦		0.8	15.2		Busanjin
219	Seomyeon	서면	西面		1.1	16.3
220	Buam	부암 (온 종합병원)	釜岩		0.8	17.1
221	Gaya	가야	伽倻		0.7	17.8
222	Dong-eui Univ.	동의대	東義大		0.9	18.7
223	Gaegeum	개금	開琴		1.1	19.8
224	Naengjeong	냉정	冷亭		0.8	20.6		Sasang
225	Jurye	주례	周礼		0.9	21.5
226	Gamjeon	감전 (사상구청)	甘田		1.2	22.7
227	Sasang	사상 (서부터미널)	沙上	BGL	1.1	23.8
228	Deokpo	덕포	德浦		1.2	25.0
229	Modeok	모덕	毛德		1.0	25.8
230	Mora	모라	毛羅		1.0	26.8
231	Gunam	구남	亀南		1.1	27.9		Buk
232	Gumyeong	구명	亀明		0.7	28.6
233	Deokcheon	덕천 (부산과기대)	德川		1.2	29.8
234	Sujeong	수정 (방송통신대)	水亭		1.5	31.3
235	Hwamyeong	화명	華明		1.5	32.8
236	Yulli	율리	栗里		1.2	34.0
237	Dongwon	동원	東院		1.5	35.5
238	Geumgok	금곡	金谷		1.0	36.5
239	Hopo	호포	湖浦		1.5	38.0	South Gyeongsang	Yangsan
240	Jeungsan	증산	甑山		3.5	41.5
241	Pusan Nat'l Univ. Yangsan Campus	부산대양산캠퍼스	釜山大梁山캠퍼스		1.0	42.5
242	Namyangsan	남양산 (범어)	南梁山		1.1	43.6
243	Yangsan	양산 (시청·양산대학)	梁山		1.6	45.2

External links

• Busan Transportation Corporation's official website