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Busan Metro · 5 lines · 127 stations

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Stations worth a stop

  • 부산역

    Line 1

    Busan Station is the southern end of the Gyeongbu high-speed line, so most KTX passengers from Seoul arrive here and step straight down to Line 1. Across the main road is Busan's small Chinatown and the Choryang foreign shopping street, and the hillside behind the station is threaded with Choryang Ibagu-gil, a walking route that includes the steep 168 Stairs.

  • 남포

    Line 1

    Nampo is the heart of Busan's old downtown, with covered shopping streets, Gwangbok-ro and the BIFF Square food stalls all within a few minutes of the exits. Yongdusan Park and Busan Tower sit on the hill just north, reached by outdoor escalators, and Gukje Market spreads out to the west.

  • 자갈치

    Line 1

    Jagalchi station opens onto the waterfront of Busan's best-known fish market, where the ground-floor stalls sell live seafood and the upstairs restaurants will cook what you buy. Gukje Market and BIFF Square lie just inland, and the Yeongdo Bridge, a drawbridge from the 1930s, is a short walk east along the harbour.

  • 중앙

    Line 1

    Jungang station sits between the old port and the hills of Jung-gu. The 40 Steps nearby were a meeting place for refugees during the Korean War and are now marked by a small culture street with statues and a museum, and the Busan Modern History Museum is a few minutes' walk west on Daecheong-ro.

  • 토성

    Line 1

    Toseong is the usual starting point for Gamcheon Culture Village, the hillside neighbourhood of brightly painted houses; small local buses climb there from the station. The area around the exits is dominated by Pusan National University Hospital and Dong-A University's Bumin campus.

  • 서면

    Line 1Line 2

    Seomyeon is the busiest interchange on the network, where Lines 1 and 2 cross under the city's main commercial district. Long underground shopping arcades link the exits, Jeonpo Cafe Street lies a few blocks east, and Busan Citizens Park, built on the site of a former US Army base, is about fifteen minutes' walk north.

  • 국제금융센터·부산은행

    Line 2

    This Line 2 station is named after the Busan International Finance Center, the tall office tower beside it that houses Busan Bank's headquarters and several state financial institutions. It lies in Munhyeon-dong, an area that has been rebuilt as the city's financial district.

  • 사상

    Line 2Busan–Gimhae LRT

    Sasang connects Line 2 with the Busan–Gimhae Light Rail and stands next to the Busan West Bus Terminal, which handles intercity buses toward western Gyeongnam. It is the most convenient place on the network to switch for Gimhae International Airport.

  • 공항

    Busan–Gimhae LRT

    The light-rail station for Gimhae International Airport stands between the domestic and international terminals, linked to both on foot. Trains run toward Sasang for Line 2 and toward Daejeo for Line 3, so the airport is usually one change away from anywhere in the city.

  • 대저

    Line 3Busan–Gimhae LRT

    Daejeo is the western end of Line 3 and a transfer to the Busan–Gimhae Light Rail. The flat farmland and riverbanks of the Nakdong delta begin here, and Daejeo Ecological Park on the river is known for its broad fields of canola flowers in spring.

  • 구포

    Line 3

    Gupo on Line 3 is a short walk across a footbridge from Korail's Gupo station on the Gyeongbu Line, where many conventional trains stop. Gupo Market, one of the larger traditional markets in western Busan, is beside the station and the Nakdong River runs just behind it.

  • 사직

    Line 3

    Sajik station serves Sajik Baseball Stadium, home ground of the Lotte Giants, whose fans are known for their loud and loyal support. On game days the streets between the station and the stadium fill with supporters well before the first pitch.

  • 종합운동장

    Line 3

    Sports Complex station lies beside the Busan Asiad Main Stadium, built for the 2002 Asian Games and now used for football and large concerts. The stadium sits within a wider sports park that also includes the Sajik baseball ground, one stop north.

  • 시청

    Line 1

    City Hall station lies under Jungang-daero in front of Busan City Hall and the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, in Yeonsan-dong. The plaza in front of the city hall is used for civic events, and the surrounding blocks are a busy mix of offices and restaurants.

  • 동래

    Line 1Line 4

    Dongnae is a transfer between Lines 1 and 4 in the district that was the administrative centre of the region before modern Busan grew around the port. Stretches of the Dongnae Eupseong fortress wall survive on the hills of the district, and the Dongnae Hyanggyo Confucian school is nearby.

  • 충렬사

    Line 4

    Chungnyeolsa station on Line 4 is named after the shrine just to its north, which honours the people who died defending Dongnae and Busan during the Japanese invasion of 1592. The shrine grounds are quiet and well kept, with a memorial hall describing the battles.

  • 온천장

    Line 1

    Oncheonjang is in the Dongnae hot-spring district, where public bathhouses have drawn visitors for centuries; Heosimcheong, one of the largest, is a few minutes away. Geumgang Park and the cable car up toward Geumjeongsan Fortress start a short walk west of the station.

  • 부산대

    Line 1

    Pusan National University station is surrounded by the student quarter in front of the main campus, a dense grid of cafes, clothes shops and inexpensive restaurants. The campus itself climbs the lower slopes of Geumjeongsan, and hiking paths lead up from behind it.

  • 범어사

    Line 1

    Beomeosa station is the closest stop to Beomeosa, a major Buddhist temple founded in 678 during the Silla period on the eastern slope of Geumjeongsan. Local buses run up the hill from the station, or you can walk up the steep road through the village.

  • 노포

    Line 1

    Nopo is the northern end of Line 1 and the site of Busan Central Bus Terminal, where express and intercity buses leave for Seoul, Ulsan, Gyeongju and many other cities. The station is above ground, with the hills of Geumjeongsan close by.

  • 중동

    Line 2

    Jung-dong is at the eastern end of Haeundae, a short walk from the far end of the beach and the tall towers of Haeundae LCT. From here the Dalmaji-gil road climbs along the coast toward Cheongsapo, and the old coastal rail line below it has been turned into the Blueline Park walking path and sightseeing train.

  • 해운대

    Line 2

    Haeundae station is about ten minutes' walk from Haeundae Beach, Busan's most famous stretch of sand. The walk passes through Haeundae Market, a narrow street of food stalls, and SEA LIFE Busan Aquarium stands at the beachfront.

  • 동백

    Line 2

    Dongbaek station sits at the western end of Haeundae, close to Dongbaek Island, a wooded headland circled by a coastal path. Nurimaru APEC House, built for the 2005 APEC summit, stands at its tip, and the Marine City apartment towers rise across the water to the west.

  • 센텀시티

    Line 2

    Centum City station is connected underground to Shinsegae Centum City, one of the largest department stores in the world, and to Lotte Department Store. The Busan Cinema Center, main venue of the Busan International Film Festival, is a few minutes' walk away.

  • 벡스코

    Line 2

    BEXCO station takes its name from the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, the city's main venue for trade fairs and conferences. The Busan Museum of Art is immediately beside the station, and the Centum City shopping area is one stop west.

  • 광안

    Line 2

    Gwangan station is about ten minutes' walk from Gwangalli Beach, where cafes and seafood restaurants face Gwangan Bridge, the double-deck suspension bridge that crosses the bay. The bridge is lit in changing colours after dark, which makes the beachfront a popular evening walk.

  • 대연

    Line 2

    Daeyeon is the nearest station to the UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea, the only United Nations cemetery in the world, where soldiers from many countries who died in the Korean War are buried. It is about fifteen minutes' walk east, and the Busan Museum is next to it.

  • 경성대·부경대

    Line 2

    This station lies between Kyungsung University and Pukyong National University, and the streets around it form one of Busan's liveliest student districts, busy with bars, cafes and small music venues late into the evening.

  • 하단

    Line 1

    Hadan is near the mouth of the Nakdong River and Dong-A University's Seunghak campus. Buses from the station cross to Eulsukdo, an island in the estuary that is protected as a resting place for migratory birds and has an eco-centre with viewing decks.

  • 다대포해수욕장

    Line 1

    Dadaepo Beach is the southern end of Line 1, opened in 2017, and the exits come up a few steps from a wide, shallow beach facing the open sea. Molundae, a pine-covered headland with rocky shores and walking trails, lies just to the south-east.

  • 수로왕릉

    Busan–Gimhae LRT

    This light-rail station in central Gimhae is a short walk from the tomb of King Suro, the legendary founder of the Geumgwan Gaya kingdom, set in landscaped grounds with a shrine. The older lanes of Gimhae's town centre spread out around it.

  • 박물관

    Busan–Gimhae LRT

    Gimhae National Museum, next to this light-rail stop, is devoted to the Gaya confederacy, with iron armour, pottery and grave goods excavated in the region. Gujibong, the low hill linked to the founding legend of Gaya, rises immediately behind the museum.

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