Busan Metro Line 3

Line 3
Line 3
Overview
Native name	3호선(3號線); Sam Hoseon
Status	Operational
Owner	Busan Metropolitan City
Termini	Suyeong; Daejeo;
Stations	17
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Busan Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Busan Transportation Corporation
Rolling stock	Rotem BTC Class 3000
History
Opened	28 November 2005
Technical
Line length	18.4 km (11.4 mi)
Track length	18.6 km (11.6 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead wire, machined rigid body wire, 1,500 V DC
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Suyeong
	Yeonje
	Yeonje
	Dongnae
	Dongnae
	Buk
	Buk
	Gangseo

Busan Metro Line 3 (3호선) is a line of the Busan Metro system. It was built from 1997 to 2005 and opened on November 28, 2005. The line is 18.3 kilometers (11.4 mi) long, and has 17 stations, and its main colour is brown. Each train of the line has 4 cars. Line 3's trains have an open gangway between each car (just like Line 4), giving an unblocked view of the whole train from one end to the other. The line was originally planned to have a main line from Suyeong station to Daejeo station with a second phase that splits from Minam Station. However, the second phase split into a separate line and is now called Line 4.

Line 3's station signs use a similar design to those Line 2, with the station name written in Hangul at the top in big letters and English and Hanja near the bottom in small font. However, Line 3's station signs have different colours for their border and arms, with the top half being brown and the bottom half being grey. The arms also have differing designs for their respective neighboring stations, with the arm pointing to the next station having a tipped end and the arm pointing to the preceding station having a concave indent; the Hangul name is printed in the brown half while the grey half houses the English and Hanja names. The current station's number is also printed close to the top, above the Hangul name. Some stations, like Suyeong, however, have shifted to putting the number next to the English name with a solid brown colour for both the arms and frame, keeping the same end designs while putting the English and Hanja names next to the Hangul name, closer to the sign's main body.

Due to the Daegu Subway Fire in 2003, all of Line 3's stations were built with platform screen doors. Line 3 was one of the first metro lines in both Korea and the world to have platform screen doors equipped at every station.

Line 3 greatly increased the efficiency of the entire Busan Metro system. While Line 2 connects the Deokcheon region to the Suyeong region in a rather curved, 'southernly' way, Line 3 connects the two areas in a more straight line. For example, a person living in the Yangsan area would not use the whole line 2 to reach the Haeundae area; instead, he or she would transfer at Deokcheon Station to Line 3, and transfer back to Line 2 at Suyeong Station. Line 3 also increased the efficiency of traveling between Deokcheon and Yeonsandong area, along with the Minam and Dongnae area.

A ride through the entire line takes about 34 minutes.

List of stations

All stations are in Busan.

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

301	Suyeong	수영	水營		---	0.0	Suyeong
302	Mangmi	망미 (병무청)	望美		1.0	1.0	Suyeong
303	Baesan	배산	盃山		1.2	2.2	Yeonje
304	Mulmangol	물만골	물만골		1.1	3.3
305	Yeonsan	연산	蓮山		1.1	4.4
306	Geoje	거제	巨堤		0.7	5.1
307	Sports Complex	종합운동장 (빅토리움)	綜合運動場		0.7	5.8
308	Sajik	사직	社稷		0.8	6.6	Dongnae
309	Minam	미남	美南		0.8	7.4	Dongnae
310	Mandeok	만덕	萬德		3.3	10.7	Buk
311	Namsanjeong	남산정 (부산폴리텍대학)	南山亭		1.1	11.8
312	Sukdeung	숙등 (부민병원)	淑嶝		1.0	12.8
313	Deokcheon	덕천 (부산과기대)	德川		0.7	13.5
314	Gupo	구포	龜浦	Gyeongbu High Speed Railway ITX-Saemaeul services Mugunghwa-ho services	1.1	14.6
315	Gangseo-gu Office	강서구청	江西區廳		1.6	16.2	Gangseo
316	Sports Park	체육공원	體育公園		1.1	17.3
317	Daejeo	대저	大猪		0.8	18.1

External links

Busan Transportation Corporation's official website (English)