Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit

Busan-Gimhae LRT / BGL
부산-김해 경전철（釜山-金海輕電鐵）
Busan-Gimhae Gyeongjeoncheol
Statistics
Type Rapid transit
System Busan Subway
Status Open
Termini Sasang
Samgye
No. of stations 21
Service routes 1
Operation
Operator(s) B&G Metro
Technical
Line length 23.92 km (14.86 mi)
No. of tracks 2
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit is a light rail transit system between the cities of Busan and Gimhae in South Korea. The line has a length of 23.92 km with 21 stations, and a design capacity of 176,000 passengers per day.[1] The line opened to the public on September 9, 2011.

Construction of the line started in February 2006, and after repeated delays, it was set to open on July 29, 2011; however, opening of the line was once postponed indefinitely due to noise abatement issues. The line finally opened on September 9, 2011,[2] with one week of free service and revenue service starting on September 17.

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Technology

The line is a joint venture between POSCO and Hyundai Rotem, and has a budget of 9,738 billion won.[1] The line uses a dedicated fleet of 2-car trains built by Rotem, a member of Hyundai Motor Group. The line is fully automated and will use standard gauge.[3]

Stations

Station
Number
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer
Distance
in km
Total
Distance
Location
1
 Sasang 사상 沙上 Line 2
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0.0
Busan
Sasang-gu
2
 Gwaebeop Renecite 괘법르네시떼 掛法Renecite
0.6
0.6
3
 Seobusan Yutongjigu
(West Busan Logistics Park)		 서부산 유통지구 西釜山 流通地區
2.2
2.8
Gangseo-gu
4
 Gimhae Int'l Airport 공항 空港
0.9
3.7
5
 Deokdu 덕두 德斗
1.7
5.4
6
 Deunggu 등구 登龜
1.7
7.1
7
 Daejeo 대저 大渚 Line 3
1.7
7.8
8
 Pyeonggang 평강 平江
0.8
8.6
9
 Daesa 대사 大沙
1.1
9.7
10
 Buram 불암 佛岩
1.0
10.7
Gyeongsangnam-do
Gimhae
11
 Jinae 지내 池內
0.5
12.2
12
 Gimhae College 김해대학 金海大學
0.7
12.9
13
 Inje University 인제대 仁濟大
1.8
14.7
14
 Gimhae City Hall 김해시청 金海市廳
1.1
15.8
15
 Buwon 부원 府院
1.5
17.3
16
 Bonghwang 봉황 鳳凰
0.8
18.1
17
 Royal Tomb of King Suro 수로왕릉 首露王陵
0.5
18.6
18
 Gimhae National Museum 박물관 博物館
0.6
20.2
19
 Yeonji Park 연지공원 蓮池公園
1.0
21.2
20
 Presbyterian University 장신대 長神大
1.5
22.7
21
 Kaya University 가야대 加耶大
0.7
23.4

References

  1. ^ a b "Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit Co Ltd (BGL) (Korea, South), URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND OPERATORS". Jane's Information Group. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20080622153727/http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/juts/jutsa113.html. Retrieved 2008-05-15. 
  2. ^ 최병길 (2011-08-29). "부산~김해경전철 다음달 9일 개통 [Busan-Gimhae Light Rail to begin its operation from the 9th of next month]" (in Korean). Yonhap. http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/economy/2011/08/29/0302000000AKR20110829086200052.HTML. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  3. ^ "경전철소개" (in Korean). Busan Gimhae Light Rail Transit Co. Ltd. http://www.bglrt.com/business/business.html. Retrieved 2008-05-15. 

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
● Busan-Gimhae LRT · ○ Donghae Nambu Line(u/c) · ○ Gyeongjeon Line(u/c)
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