Busan Metro Line 3 () is a line of the

Busan Metro The Busan Metro () is the urban rail system operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation of Busan, South Korea. The metro network first opened in 1985 with seventeen stations. The Metro itself consists of 4 numbered lines, covering of ...

system. The line was built from 1997 to 2005 and opened on November 28, 2005. The line is long, and has 17 stations. 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 Suyeong Station is a station on the Busan Metro Line 2 and Line 3 located in U-dong, Suyeong District, Busan. The station is unrelated to the Centum station operated by Korail. Gallery File:4753 Photo 수영역.jpg, Station Sign (Line 2) E ...

Daejeo station Daejeo Station is a station of the Busan Metro Line 3 and BGLRT Line located in Daejeo-dong, Gangseo District, Busan, South Korea. It is a southern terminus of Line 3 at this station. During the construction, the Line 3 Station was known as ...

with a second phase that splits from Minam Station. However, the second phase split into a separate line and is now called Line 4. Due to the " Daegu Subway Fire" in 2003, all of Line 3's stations were built with

platform screen doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ...

. 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

system. While

Line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to: Public transport Americas *2 (New York City Subway service), a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway *2 Line (Sound Transit), a light rail line in Seattle, Washington *Line 2 Bloor–Dan ...

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 Yangsan () is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. It borders Ulsan to the northeast, Gijang-gun and Geumjeong-gu in Busan to the southeast, Gimhae to the southwest, and Miryang to the northwest. City Hall is located in Nambu-dong, ...

area would not use the whole line 2 to reach the

Haeundae Haeundae may refer to: *Haeundae Beach, an urban beach in Busan, South Korea *Haeundae District, a district of Busan, South Korea *Haeundae station Haeundae station () is a station on the Busan Metro Line 2 in U-dong, Haeundae District, Busan ...

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

External links

Busan Transportation Corporation's official website
{{South Korea rapid transit 3 Railway lines opened in 2005 1500 V DC railway electrification