The Busan–Gimhae Light Rail Transit is a light metro system between the cities of Busan and Gimhae in South Korea. The line has 21 stations including Daejeo and Sasang where passengers can transfer to Busan Metro Line 3 and Line 2 respectively. The line thus acts as a connecting rail between both Gimhae and Busan International Airport with two western outreaches of the Busan Metro system.
Construction Construction of the line started in February 2006, and after repeated delays, it was set to open on 29 July 2011; however, opening of the line was once postponed indefinitely due to noise abatement issues. The line finally opened on 9 September 2011 with one week of free service; revenue service began on 17 September 2011.
The line has a length of with 21 stations, and a design capacity of 176,000 passengers per day.
The line is a joint venture between POSCO and Hyundai Rotem, and has a budget of 9,738 billion won. The line is fully automated and uses standard gauge.
Signalling The Busan–Gimhae Light Rail Transit is currently equipped with Thales SelTrac Communications-based train control (CBTC) moving block signalling system.
Rolling stock The line uses a dedicated fleet of 2-car trains built by Rotem, a member of Hyundai Motor Group. They are very similar to the trains subsequently built for the Ui LRT in Seoul.
Stations The line includes Gimhae International Airport Station. This is the station for Busan International Airport.
The stations at Sasang and Daejoe each connect with another line in the Busan urban rail network. Sasang connects with line 2 (green). Daejoe connects with line 3 (red).
StationNumber Station NameEnglish Station NameHangul Station NameHanja Busan Metro connecting lines Distancein km TotalDistance Location 1 Sasang(Busan Seobu Intercity Bus Terminal) (터미널) --- 0.0 Busan Sasang 2 Gwaebeop Renecite(Samrak Riverside Park) 르네시떼() 0.6 0.6 3 Seobusan Yutongjigu(Geumho Village) () 2.2 2.8 Gangseo 4 Gimhae Int'l Airport 0.9 3.7 5 Deokdu 1.7 5.4 6 Deunggu 1.7 7.1 7 Daejeo 1.7 8.8 8 Pyeonggang 0.8 9.6 9 Daesa 1.1 10.7 10 Buram 1.0 11.7 South Gyeongsang Gimhae 11 Jinae 0.5 12.2 12 Gimhae College(Andong) () 0.7 12.9 13 Inje University(Hwalcheon) () 1.8 14.7 14 Gimhae City Hall 1.1 15.8 15 Buwon (최안과의원) 1.5 17.3 16 Bonghwang(Gimhae Bus Terminal) (김해여객터미널) (터미널) 0.8 18.1 17 Royal Tomb of King Suro(Gimhae Health Center) (김해보건소) () 0.5 18.6 18 Gimhae National Museum 0.6 20.2 19 Yeonji Park 1.0 21.2 20 Presbyterian University(Hwajung) (화정·강일병원) () 1.5 22.7 21 Kaya University(Samgye) () 0.7 23.4
References
External links Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit Co. Ltd. homepage (English)