Busan Metro Line 4
Busan Metro Line 4 (4호선) is a rubber-tyred metro line of the Busan Metro network that connects part of Gijang-gun, Busan, and upper Haeundae-gu, Busan, into Dongnae-gu, Busan Korea. It is operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation. Opened on March 30, 2011,[1] the line is a rapid transit (metro) system consisting of 14 stations - 8 underground, 1 on-ground, and 5 above-ground.[2] The line color is blue. A trip through the entire line takes about 24 minutes. Unlike lines 1 to 3 of Busan Metro, the trains are driverless and run with pneumatic tires on concrete track (Roll way) between two guide bars.
Line 4 | |
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Overview | |
Native name | 4호선(4號線) Sa Hoseon |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Busan Metro |
Status | Operational |
Termini | Anpyeong Minam |
Stations | 14 |
Services | 1 |
Operation | |
Opened | 30 March 2011 |
Operator(s) | Busan Transportation Corporation |
Rolling stock | Woojin Industrial EMU Class 4000 |
Technical | |
Line length | 10.8 km (6.7 mi) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Track gauge | by tire, outside: 1,700 mm (5 ft 6 15⁄16 in) between guide bars? |
Electrification | 750 V DC guide bars |
Lines 3 and 4
While Busan Metro Line 3 was being planned, the planners thought about making what is now Busan Metro Line 4 the 2nd phase of Busan Metro Line 3. However, for several reasons, they have made this 2nd phase into a new line called Busan Subway Line 4.
Archaeology
Compared to Line 3, Line 4 took quite a long time for its construction. There are many reasons for this; however the most significant one is that there were many artifacts found in the construction site of the line, including those from the time of the Three Kingdoms of Korea and the Joseon Dynasty. These artifacts had great historical value,[3] so they caused the completion date of the line to be delayed from its original date of opening in 2008. Some of these artifacts are being displayed inside a historical museum dedicated to this in Suan Station (the museum opened on January 28, 2011).
Car builder
Woojin Industrial System Company Limited, supplied urban rubber tire trains for Line 4.[4]
List of stations
Station Number |
Station name | Transfer | Distance in km |
Total distance |
Location | ||||
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English | Hangul | Hanja | |||||||
Minam | 미남 | 美南 | |||||||
Dongnae | 동래 | 東萊 | |||||||
Suan | 수안 (동래읍성임진왜란역사관) | 壽安 (東來邑城壬辰倭亂歷史館) |
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Nakmin | 낙민 | 樂民 | |||||||
Chungnyeolsa | 충렬사 (안락) | 忠烈祠 (安樂) |
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Myeongjang | 명장 | 鳴藏 | |||||||
Seodong | 서동 | 書洞 | |||||||
Geumsa | 금사 | 錦絲 | |||||||
Banyeo Agricultural Market | 반여농산물시장 | 盤如農産物市場 | |||||||
Seokdae | 석대 | 石坮 | |||||||
Youngsan Univ. | 영산대 (아랫반송) | 靈山大 (아랫盤松) |
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Dong-Pusan College | 동부산대학 (윗반송) | 東釜山大學 (윗盤松) |
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Gochon | 고촌 | 古村 | |||||||
Anpyeong | 안평 (고촌주택단지) | 安平 (古村住宅團地) |
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See also
- Busan Metro
- Transportation in South Korea
References
- "'국내 첫 무인경전철' 부산도시철도 4호선 개통". Naver (in Korean). March 30, 2011.
- "사업개요". 부산교통공사. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- "반송선<도시철도 3호선 2단계>, 문화재에 발목잡히나". 엄창현, 오상준. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- "(untitled)". Woojin Industrial System Co., Ltd.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Busan Metro Line 4. |
- Introduction of Busan Metro Line 4 (Korean text)