Busan Metro Line 4

Line 4
Line 4
Overview
Native name	4호선（4號線）; Tasa Hoseon
Status	Operational
Termini	Anpyeong; Minam
Stations	14
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Busan Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Busan Transportation Corporation
Rolling stock	Woojin Industrial EMU Class 4000
History
Opened	30 March 2011
Technical
Line length	10.8 km (6.7 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,700 mm (5 ft 6+15⁄16 in)
Electrification	750 V DC guide bars

Busan Metro Line 4 (4호선) is a rubber-tyred metro line of the Busan Metro 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 30 March 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 Metro, the trains are driverless and run with pneumatic tires on concrete track (Roll way) between two guide bars.

Lines 3 and 4[]

While Busan Metro Line 3 was being planned, the planners thought about making what is now Busan Metro Line 4 the 2nd phase of Busan Metro 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 28 January 2011).

Car builder[]

Woojin Industrial System Company Limited, supplied urban rubber tire trains for Line 4.^[4]

List of stations[]

Station Number	Station name			Transfer	Distance in km	Total distance	Location
Station Number	English	Hangul	Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total distance

401	Minam	미남	美南		---	0.0	Busan	Dongnae
402	Dongnae	동래	東萊		1.0	1.0
403	Suan	수안 (동래읍성임진왜란역사관)	壽安 (東來邑城壬辰倭亂歷史館)		0.7	1.7
404	Nangmin	낙민	樂民		0.6	2.3
405	Chungnyeolsa	충렬사 (안락)	忠烈祠 (安樂)		0.6	2.9
406	Myeongjang	명장	鳴藏		0.6	3.5
407	Seo-dong	서동	書洞		0.9	4.4		Geumjeong
408	Geumsa	금사	錦絲		0.6	5.0		Geumjeong
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 University	영산대 (아랫반송)	靈山大 (아랫盤松)		1.2	8.0
412	Dong-Pusan College	동부산대학 (윗반송)	東釜山大學 (윗盤松)		1.3	9.3
413	Gochon	고촌	古村		0.6	9.9		Gijang
414	Anpyeong	안평 (고촌주택단지)	安平 (古村住宅團地)		0.9	10.8		Gijang

References[]

^ "'국내 첫 무인경전철' 부산도시철도 4호선 개통". Naver (in Korean). 30 March 2011.
^ "사업개요". 부산교통공사. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ "반송선<도시철도 3호선 2단계>, 문화재에 발목잡히나". 엄창현, 오상준. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
^ "(untitled)". Woojin Industrial System Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

External links[]

Introduction of Busan Metro Line 4 (Korean text)

[1] "'국내 첫 무인경전철' 부산도시철도 4호선 개통". Naver (in Korean). 30 March 2011.

[2] "사업개요". 부산교통공사. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

[3] "반송선<도시철도 3호선 2단계>, 문화재에 발목잡히나". 엄창현, 오상준. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

[4] "(untitled)". Woojin Industrial System Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

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