Busan Metro Line 3 Explained

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Line 3
Native Name:
Sam Hoseon
Type:Rapid transit
System:Busan Metro
Status:Operational
Start:Suyeong
End:Daejeo
Stations:17
Routes:1
Open:28 November 2005
Owner:Busan Metropolitan City
Operator:Busan Transportation Corporation
Stock:Rotem BTC Class 3000
Linelength:18.4km (11.4miles)
Tracklength:18.6km (11.6miles)
Tracks:2
Electrification:Overhead wire, machined rigid body wire,1,500 V DC
Map State:collapsed

Busan Metro Line 3 (Korean: [[:ko:부산 도시철도 3호선|3호선]]) is a line of the Busan Metro system. It was built from 1997 to 2005 and opened on November 28, 2005. The line is 18.3km (11.4miles) long, and has 17 stations, and its main colour is brown. 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 to Daejeo station with a second phase that splits from Minam Station. However, the second phase split into a separate line and is now called Line 4.

Line 3's station signs use a similar design to those Line 2, with the station name written in Hangul at the top in big letters and English and Hanja near the bottom in small font. However, Line 3's station signs have different colours for their border and arms, with the top half being brown and the bottom half being grey. The arms also have differing designs for their respective neighboring stations, with the arm pointing to the next station having a tipped end and the arm pointing to the preceding station having a concave indent; the Hangul name is printed in the brown half while the grey half houses the English and Hanja names. The current station's number is also printed close to the top, above the Hangul name. Some stations, like Suyeong, however, have shifted to putting the number next to the English name with a solid brown colour for both the arms and frame, keeping the same end designs while putting the English and Hanja names next to the Hangul name, closer to the sign's main body.

Due to the Daegu Subway Fire in 2003, all of Line 3's stations were built with platform screen doors. 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 Busan Metro system. While Line 2 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 area would not use the whole line 2 to reach the Haeundae 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

All stations are in Busan.

Station
Number
Station name
Station name
Station name
TransferDistance
Total
distance
Location
SuyeongKorean: [[:ko:수영역|수영]]
MangmiKorean: [[:ko:망미역|망미]]
Korean: [[:ko:망미역|(병무청)]]
BaesanKorean: [[:ko:배산역|배산]]
MulmangolKorean: [[:ko:물만골역|물만골]] 물만골
YeonsanKorean: [[:ko:연산역 (부산)|연산]]
GeojeKorean: [[:ko:거제역 (도시철도)|거제]]
Sports ComplexKorean: [[:ko:종합운동장역 (부산)|종합운동장]]
Korean: [[:ko:종합운동장역 (부산)|(빅토리움)]]
SajikKorean: [[:ko:사직역|사직]]
MinamKorean: [[:ko:미남역|미남]]
MandeokKorean: [[:ko:만덕역|만덕]]
NamsanjeongKorean: [[:ko:남산정역|남산정]]
Korean: [[:ko:남산정역|(부산폴리텍대학)]]
SukdeungKorean: [[:ko:숙등역|숙등]]
Korean: [[:ko:숙등역|(부민병원)]]
DeokcheonKorean: [[:ko:덕천역 (부산)|덕천]]
Korean: [[:ko:덕천역 (부산)|(부산과기대)]]
GupoKorean: [[:ko:구포역 (도시철도)|구포]]
Gangseo-gu OfficeKorean: [[:ko:강서구청역|강서구청]]
Sports ParkKorean: [[:ko:체육공원역|체육공원]]
DaejeoKorean: [[:ko:대저역|대저]]

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