Busan Subway Line 1 is the north-south route of the Busan Subway

Busan Subway

The Busan Subway , operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation is the subway system of Busan, South Korea. The subway network first opened in 1985 with seventeen stations...

. It is 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) long with 34 stations. Line 1 uses 8-car trains. The line color is orange.

Plans for this line were made in 1979. Two years later, in 1981, construction began on the first phase, between Nopo-dong and Beomnaegol, which was finished in July 1985. This stretch was 16.2 km (10.1 mi) long. Further extensions continued southward, with a 5.4 km (3.4 mi) extension from Beomnaegol to Jungang-dong opened in May 1987, a 4.5 km (2.8 mi) extension to Seodaesin-dong in February 1990, and a 6.4 km (4 mi) extension to Sinpyeong in June 1994. Currently, an extension of the line further into Saha-gu

Saha-gu

Saha-gu is a gu in western Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 40.89 km², and a population of about 375,000. About a third of the area is forest land. Saha-gu became a gu of Busan in 1983...

 is being constructed. It is expected to be finished in late 2013.

Hours of Operation

The hours of operation of Line 1 start at 5:05 for the ride from Sinpyeong to Nopo at Sinpyeong Station and 5:10 for Nopo to Sinpyeong at Nopo Station. The hours end with the last trains arriving in Sinpyeong at 00:35 and Nopo at 00:30. A ride through the entire line takes about 1 hour 2 minutes.

List of Stations

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul Hangul Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...	Station Name Hanja Hanja Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
101	Sinpyeong	신평	新平		---	0.0	Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...	Saha-gu Saha-gu Saha-gu is a gu in western Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 40.89 km², and a population of about 375,000. About a third of the area is forest land. Saha-gu became a gu of Busan in 1983...
102	Hadan Hadan Station Hadan Station is a railway station in North Korea. It is located on the Pyongui Line, which was formed from part of the Gyeongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang....	하단	下端		1.6	1.6
103	Dangni	당리	堂里		0.8	2.4
104	Saha	사하	沙下		0.9	3.3
105	Goejeong	괴정	槐亭		0.9	4.2
106	Daeti	대티	大峙		0.8	5.0
107	Seodaesin	서대신	西大新		1.4	6.4		Seo-gu
108	Dongdaesin	동대신	東大新		0.7	7.1
109	Toseong	토성	土城		1.2	8.3
110	Jagalchi	자갈치	자갈치		1.0	9.3		Jung-gu
111	Nampo	남포	南浦		0.7	10.0
112	Jungang Jungang Station Jungang Station is a railway station on Seoul Subway Line 4. It is a busy station and is located close to a large Lotte Mart store, Starbucks, and the Ansan Express Bus Terminal....	중앙	中央		0.9	10.9
113	Busan Busan Station - External links :* * *...	부산	釜山	KTX	1.1	12.0		Dong-gu
114	Choryang	초량	草梁		0.8	12.8
115	Busanjin Busanjin Station Busanjin Station is a railway station in Busanjin ward, Busan, southeast South Korea. It is the terminus of the Donghae Nambu Line to Pohang, and a stop on the Gyeongbu Line to Seoul. The station was closed down in 2005....	부산진	釜山鎮		0.8	13.6
116	Jwacheon	좌천	佐川		1.0	14.6
117	Beomil	범일	凡一		0.9	15.5
118	Beomnaegol	범내골	범내골		0.8	16.3		Busanjin-gu Busanjin-gu Busanjin-gu is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 29.7 km², and a population of about 410,000. The name is sometimes abbreviated locally as "Jin-gu"...
119	Seomyeon Seomyeon Station Seomyeon Station is a station of the Busan Subway in Busan, South Korea. The station is located in the central business district of Seomyeon in Busanjin-gu...	서면	西面		1.2	17.5
120	Bujeon	부전	釜田		0.6	18.1
121	Yangjeong	양정	楊亭		1.4	19.5
122	City Hall	시청	市廳		0.8	20.3		Yeonje-gu Yeonje-gu Yeonje-gu is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 12.08 km², and a population of about 220,000. Yeonje-gu was created in March 1995 following its separation from Dongnae-gu. Its name was formed by taking the first and last syllables of the names of its only 2 legal dong;...
123	Yeonsan	연산	蓮山		0.9	21.2
124	Busan Nat'l. Univ. of Education	교대앞	敎育大		1.0	22.2
125	Dongnae	동래	東萊		1.2	23.4		Dongnae-gu Dongnae-gu Dongnae-gu is a gu in northern Busan, South Korea. It has a population of about 300,000, and an area of 16.7 square kilometers. It was once a separate city, the principal port of southeastern Korea. Numerous historical relics are preserved in the area...
126	Myeongnyun	명륜	明倫		0.8	24.2
127	Oncheonjang	온천장	溫泉場		1.0	25.2
128	Pusan Nat'l Univ.	부산대	釜山大		1.1	26.3		Geumjeong-gu Geumjeong-gu Geumjeong-gu is a district in north central Busan, South Korea. Approximately 7.3% of Busan's population is in Geumjeong-gu.The Hoedong Reservoir is located on the district's eastern boundary, and the mountain Geumjeongsan on the west. Because of this, 75% of the district's land is restricted from...
129	Jangjeon	장전	長箭		1.0	27.3
130	Guseo	구서	久瑞		1.1	28.4
131	Dusil	두실	斗室		1.0	29.4
132	Namsan	남산	南山		1.0	30.4
133	Beomeosa	범어사	梵魚寺		0.9	31.3
134	Nopo	노포	老圃		1.2	32.5

External links

• Busan Metro: Busan city official website