Busan Metro Line 4

Line 4
Overview
Native name	4호선（4號線） Sa Hoseon
Type	Rapid transit
System	Busan Subway
Status	Operational
Termini	Anpyeong Minam
Stations	14
Services	1
Operation
Opened	30 March 2011
Operator(s)	Busan Transportation Corporation
Technical
Line length	10.8 km (6.7 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	by tire, outside: 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in)
Electrification	750 V DC third rail

Busan Subway Line 4 (4호선) is a rubber-tyred metro line of the Busan Subway 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 Subway the trains are driverless and run with pneumatic tires on concrete track (Roll way) between two guide bars.

Lines 3 and 4

While Busan Subway Line 3 was being planned, the planners thought about making what is now Busan Subway Line 4 the 2nd phase of Busan Subway 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 Co., Ltd., supplied urban rubber tire trains for Line 4.^[4]

List of stations

Station Number	Station name			Transfer	Distance in km	Total distance	Location
	English	Hangul	Hanja
401	Minam	미남	美南	3	---	0.0	Busan	Dongnae
402	Dongnae	동래	東萊	1	1.0	1.0
403	Suan	수안 (동래읍성임진왜란역사관)	壽安 (동래읍성임진왜란역사관)		0.7	1.7
404	Nakmin	낙민	樂民		0.6	2.3
405	Chungnyeolsa	충렬사 (안락)	忠烈祠 (안락)		0.6	2.9
406	Myeongjang	명장	鳴藏		0.6	3.5
407	Seodong	서동	書洞		0.9	4.4		Geumjeong
408	Geumsa	금사	錦絲		0.6	5.0
409	Banyeo Agricultural Market	반여농산물시장	盤如農産物市場		0.7	5.7		Haeundae
410	Seokdae	석대	石坮		1.1	6.8
411	Youngsan Univ.	영산대 (아랫반송)	靈山大 (아랫반송)		1.2	8.0
412	Dong-Busan College	동부산대학 (윗반송)	東釜山大學 (윗반송)		1.3	9.3
413	Gochon	고촌 (실로암공원)	古村 (실로암공원)		0.6	9.9		Gijang
414	Anpyeong	안평 (고촌주택단지)	安平 (고촌주택단지)		0.9	10.8

See also

• Busan Subway
• Transportation in South Korea

References

1. "'국내 첫 무인경전철' 부산도시철도 4호선 개통". Naver (in Korean). March 30, 2011.
2. "사업개요". 부산교통공사. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
3. "반송선<도시철도 3호선 2단계>, 문화재에 발목잡히나". 엄창현, 오상준. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
4. "(untitled)". Woojin Industrial System Co., Ltd.

External links

• Introduction of Busan Subway Line 4 (Korean text)