Busan Subway Line 4

Line 4
4호선（4號線）
Sa Hoseon
Statistics
Type Rapid transit
System Busan Subway
Status Operational
Termini Anpyeong
Minam
No. of stations 14
Service routes 1
Operation
Opened 30 March 2011
Operator(s) Busan Transportation Corporation
Technical
Line length 10.8 km (6.7 mi)
No. of tracks 2
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Busan Subway Line 4 (4호선) is a line of the Busan Subway network that connects part of Gijang-gun, Busan, and upper Haeundae-gu, Busan, into Dongnae-gu, Busan. 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.

Contents

Line 3 and Line 4

During when Busan Subway Line 3 was being planned to be built, they have thought about making today's section of Busan Subway Line 4 the 2nd phrase of Busan Subway Line 3. However, for several reasons, they have separated 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).

List of Stations

Station
Number
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer
Distance
in km
Total
Distance
Location
401
 Minam 미남 美南 Line 3
---
0.0
Busan
Dongnae-gu
402
 Dongnae 동래 東萊 Line 1
1.0
1.0
403
 Suan 수안 壽安
0.7
1.7
404
 Nakmin 낙민 樂民
0.6
2.3
405
 Chungnyeolsa 충렬사 忠烈祠
0.6
2.9
406
 Myeongjang 명장 鳴藏
0.6
3.5
407
 Seodong 서동 書洞
0.9
4.4
Geumjeong-gu
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-gu
410
 Seokdae 석대 石坮
1.1
6.8
411
 Youngsan Univ. 영산대 靈山大
1.2
8.0
412
 Dong-Busan College 동부산대학 東釜山大學
1.3
9.3
413
 Gochon 고촌 古村
0.6
9.9
Gijang County
414
 Anpyeong 안평 安平
0.9
10.8

Safety Difficulties

Five days after the Busan Subway Line 4 was opened, when a train in Myeongjang Station closed it's doors to depart to the next station, that train made a colossal "thump", and at the same time, the train went into a power outage, leaving 20 people stuck inside the train. Since there are possibilities that serious emergencies might occur, The Busan Transportation Corporation is planning to check safety and the train's condition.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=001&aid=0004986721
  2. ^ "사업개요". 부산교통공사. Retrieved on 14 March 2010.
  3. ^ "반송선<도시철도 3호선 2단계>, 문화재에 발목잡히나". 엄창현, 오상준. Retrieved on 28 March 2010.

External links

Seoul
Urban Rail
● Line 1 · ● Line 2 · ● Line 3 · ● Line 4 · ● Line 5 · ● Line 6 · ● Line 7 · ● Line 8 · ● Line 9
Wide-area Rail
● Line 1 [Korail] · ● Line 3 [Korail] · ● Line 4 [Korail] · ● Jungang Line [K1] · ● Bundang Line [K2] · ● Gyeongui Line [K3] · ● Gyeongchun Line [P1] · ● AREX · ● Sin Bundang Line [DX Line] · ● Ever Line(u/c) · ○ Yeoju Line(u/c) · ○ Suin Line(u/c) · ○ Uijeongbu LRT(u/c) · ○ Ui LRT(u/c) · ○ Myeonmokseon LRT(u/c)
Busan
Urban Rail
● Line 1 · ● Line 2 · ● Line 3 · ● Line 4 · ● Busan-Gimhae LRT
Wide-area Rail
Daegu
● Line 1 · ● Line 2 · ● Line 3 (u/c)
Incheon
● Line 1 · ○ Line 2 (u/c) · ○ Wolmi Galaxy Rail (cancelled)
Daejeon
● Line 1
Gwangju
● Line 1