Busan Station
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| Hangul | 부산역 |
| Hanja | 釜山驛 |
| Revised Romanization | Busannyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pusannyŏk |
Coordinates: 35°06′55″N 129°02′29″E / 35.11520°N 129.04137°E
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Busan Station is a train station in Busan,[1] southeast South Korea, and the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line, the most important railway line in the country, which links Busan with Seoul in just under three hours,[2][3] using the KTX line (Korea's high speed rail system).
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[edit] Location
The station is centrally located in the Choryang-dong (neighbourhood) of Dong-gu (ward) in Busan. It is also an underground station on Busan Subway Line 1 between Jungang and Choryang stations.
[edit] Structure
Construction of the new KTX Busan terminal began in 2001 and was completed in 2003. The new station covers 24,646 square meters/265,287 square feet and it is equipped with up-to-date automatic ticket vending machines, 11 elevators, 10 escalators, PC area, waiting and vending areas.[4]
The entire convex curved front of the structure is glass covered construction and the station is considered an architecturally significant building.[5]
The main entrance opens up to a large park-like area surrounding the front of the station to the west.
[edit] Gallery
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Busan Station convex glass covered front
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Inside Busan Station
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The front of Busan Station reflecting the surrounding area off the convex glass exterior
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Looking out through the glass covered building front
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[edit] References
- ^ "asian-efl-journal". http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/busanmap/busanstation.html. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "seoulbysubway". http://seoulbysubway.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/seoul-to-busan-on-the-ktx/. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "railway-technology". http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/busanbimhae/. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "lifeinkorea-Travel2". http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/260. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "glasssteelandstone.com-Busan Station". http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/3976.php. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
[edit] External links
- Korail Busan website (Korean)
- KTX & other Trains: Busan Metropolitan Government
- Metro of busan - busan official site
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