The Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit is a light rail transit

Light Rail Transit

The name Light Rail Transit is used to refer to several light rail systems, as an official name or otherwise:* Please see List of tram and light-rail transit systems.-See also:* Light Rapid Transit * Light railway* Light rail...

 system between the cities of Busan

Busan

Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...

 and Gimhae

Gimhae

Gimhae, also commonly spelled Kimhae, is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Gimhae is known to locals as "The Paris of Gyeongsangnamdo." It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim clans in Korea...

 in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. The line has a length of 23.92 km with 21 stations, and a design capacity of 176,000 passengers per day. The line opened to the public on September 9, 2011.

Construction of the line started in February 2006, and after repeated delays, it was set to open on July 29, 2011; however, opening of the line was once postponed indefinitely due to noise abatement issues. The line finally opened on September 9, 2011, with one week of free service and revenue service starting on September 17.

Technology

The line is a joint venture between POSCO

POSCO

POSCO is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Pohang, South Korea. It is the world's third-largest steelmaker by market value and the most profitable Asia-based steelmaker....

 and Hyundai Rotem, and has a budget of 9,738 billion won

South Korean won

The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...

. The line uses a dedicated fleet of 2-car trains built by Rotem

Rotem

Hyundai Rotem is a South Korean company manufacturing rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment. It is part of the Hyundai Motor Group...

, a member of Hyundai Motor Group. The line is fully automated and will use standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

.

Stations

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul Hangul Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...	Station Name Hanja Hanja Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
1	Sasang	사상			---	0.0	Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...	Sasang-gu Sasang-gu Sasang-gu is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 35.84 km², and a population of about 275,000. Sasang-gu became a gu of Busan in 1995.-Administrative divisions:...
2	Gwaebeop Renecite	괘법르네시떼			0.6	0.6
3	Seobusan Yutongjigu (West Busan Logistics Park)	서부산 유통지구			2.2	2.8		Gangseo-gu
4	Gimhae Int'l Airport	공항			0.9	3.7
5	Deokdu	덕두			1.7	5.4
6	Deunggu	등구			1.7	7.1
7	Daejeo	대저			1.7	7.8
8	Pyeonggang	평강			0.8	8.6
9	Daesa	대사			1.1	9.7
10	Buram	불암			1.0	10.7	Gyeongsangnam-do Gyeongsangnam-do Gyeongsangnam-do is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Changwon. It contains the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. Located there is UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple that houses the Tripitaka Koreana and attracts many...	Gimhae Gimhae Gimhae, also commonly spelled Kimhae, is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Gimhae is known to locals as "The Paris of Gyeongsangnamdo." It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim clans in Korea...
11	Jinae	지내			0.5	12.2
12	Gimhae College	김해대학			0.7	12.9
13	Inje University	인제대			1.8	14.7
14	Gimhae City Hall	김해시청			1.1	15.8
15	Buwon	부원			1.5	17.3
16	Bonghwang	봉황			0.8	18.1
17	Royal Tomb of King Suro	수로왕릉			0.5	18.6
18	Gimhae National Museum	박물관			0.6	20.2
19	Yeonji Park	연지공원			1.0	21.2
20	Presbyterian University	장신대			1.5	22.7
21	Kaya University	가야대			0.7	23.4

External links

• B&G Metro Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit Co. Ltd. homepage