Busan Metro Line 2

Line 2
Overview
Native name	I Hoseon
Status	Operational
Termini	Jangsan or Jeonpo Yangsan, Hopo or Gwangan Or Yangsan Sports Complex
Stations	59
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Busan Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Busan Transportation Corporation
Rolling stock	Hanjin Heavy Industries BTC Class 2000
History
Opened	30 June 1999 (30 June 1999)
Last extension	2008
Technical
Line length	61.9 km (38.5 mi)
Track length
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius
Electrification	Overhead tram line 1,500 V DC (Yangsan - Millak) & (Centum City - Jangsan) sections Overhead rigid body wire (T-Bar) 1,500 V DC (Millak - Centum City) section
Operating speed
Highest elevation
Route map

Busan Metro Line 2 () 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. It is represented by a green colour. It has the highest ratio of subterranean stations to elevated stations, with only its last six (originally last two before Jeungsan, the Pusan National University Yangsan Campus station, Namyangsan, and Yangsan station were built and opened) being elevated and the first 37 being subterranean. The line is 45.6 km (28.3 mi) long with 44 stations, and its trains have six cars each.

Line 2's station signs have lime-green frames, using the same design as Line 1's station signs for the inner walls. On the outer walls, the signs have two arms sprouting from their sides, but have the same round face with the Hangul name of the station printed in big font and the English and Hanja names printed beneath in descending order in small font with the station number beside the English name. The arms have the names of the neighboring stations (in the aforementioned three fonts) and their ends are flat. Because the trains drive on the right side, the left arm of each sign has the next station appropriate to the train on the same side and the right arm has the previous station. Additionally, an arrow can be seen on the left arm pointing in the direction of the next station. Line 2 is the first line through the line to have station signs that have arms on the outer walls, although Line 1 will receive station signs with arms in certain stations such as Seomyeon.

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		萇山		---	0.0	Busan	Haeundae
202	Jung-dong		中洞		0.9	0.9
203	Haeundae		海雲臺		0.9	1.8
204	Dongbaek		冬栢		1.2	3.0
205	BEXCO		벡스코		1.1	4.1
206	Centum City		센텀시티		0.8	4.9
207	Millak		民樂		1.0	5.9		Suyeong
208	Suyeong		水營		0.9	6.8
209	Gwangan		廣安		0.9	7.7
210	Geumnyeonsan		金蓮山		0.9	8.6
211	Namcheon		南川		0.9	9.5
212	Kyunsung Univ. · Pukyong Nat'l Univ.		慶星大·釜慶大		0.8	10.3		Nam
213	Daeyeon		大淵		0.9	11.2
214	Motgol		池谷		0.7	11.9
215	Jigegol		支架谷		0.9	12.8
216	Munhyeon		門峴		0.8	13.6
217	Busan International Finance Center·Busan Bank		國際金融센터·釜山銀行		0.8	14.4
218	Jeonpo		田浦		0.8	15.2		Busanjin
219	Seomyeon		西面		1.1	16.3
220	Buam		釜岩		0.8	17.1
221	Gaya		伽倻		0.7	17.8
222	Dong-eui Univ.		東義大		0.9	18.7
223	Gaegeum		開琴		1.1	19.8
224	Naengjeong		冷亭		0.8	20.6		Sasang
225	Jurye		周礼		0.9	21.5
226	Gamjeon		甘田		1.2	22.7
227	Sasang		沙上		1.1	23.8
228	Deokpo		德浦		1.2	25.0
229	Modeok		毛德		1.0	25.8
230	Mora		毛羅		1.0	26.8
231	Gunam		亀南		1.1	27.9		Buk
232	Gumyeong		亀明		0.7	28.6
233	Deokcheon		德川		1.2	29.8
234	Sujeong		水亭		1.5	31.3
235	Hwamyeong		華明		1.5	32.8
236	Yulli		栗里		1.2	34.0
237	Dongwon		東院		1.5	35.5
238	Geumgok		金谷		1.0	36.5
239	Hopo		湖浦		1.5	38.0	South Gyeongsang	Yangsan
240	Jeungsan		甑山		3.5	41.5
241	Pusan Nat'l Univ. Yangsan Campus		釜山大梁山캠퍼스		1.0	42.5
242	Namyangsan		南梁山		1.1	43.6
243	Yangsan		梁山		1.6	45.2

External links

• Busan Transportation Corporation's official website