Busan Metro Line 3

Busan Metro Line 3 (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 18.3 kilometers (11.4 mi) 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
Overview
Native name	3호선(3號線) Sam Hoseon
Status	Operational
Owner	Busan Metropolitan City
Termini	Suyeong Daejeo
Stations	17
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Busan Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Busan Transportation Corporation
Rolling stock	Rotem BTC Class 3000
History
Opened	28 November 2005
Technical
Line length	18.4 km (11.4 mi)
Track length	18.6 km (11.6 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead wire, machined rigid body wire, 1,500 V DC
Route map Legend ←→ 0.0 301 Suyeong 1.0 302 Mangmi district Suyeong Yeonje 2.2 303 Baesan 3.3 304 Mulmangol 4.4 305 Yeonsan ←→ 5.1 306 Geoje 5.8 307 Sports Complex district Yeonje Dongnae 6.6 308 Sajik 7.4 309 Minam ← district Dongnae Buk 10.7 310 Mandeok 11.8 311 Namsanjeong 12.8 312 Sukdeung ←→ 13.5 313 Deokcheon 14.6 314 Gupo district Buk Gangseo (Nakdonggang) 16.2 315 Gangseo-gu Office 17.3 316 Sports Park 18.1 317 Daejeo Daejeo Depot

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.

All stations are in Busan.

• Busan Transportation Corporation's official website (English)