Busan Metro Line 2

{{Short description|Subway line in Gyeongsangnam-do and Busan, South Korea}}

{{Infobox rail line

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| name = Line 2

| native_name = {{Lang|ko|2호선(2號線)}}
I Hoseon

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| type = Rapid transit

| system = Busan Metro

| status = Operational

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| start = Jangsan or Jeonpo

| end = Yangsan, Hopo or Gwangan

Or Yangsan Sports Complex

| stations = 59

| routes = 1

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| open = 30 June 1999

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| operator = Busan Transportation Corporation

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| stock = Hanjin Heavy Industries BTC Class 2000

| linelength = {{convert|61.9|km|abbr=on}}

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| tracks = 2

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| electrification = Overhead tram line

1,500 V DC (Yangsan - Millak) & (Centum City - Jangsan) sections

Overhead rigid body wire (T-Bar)

1,500 V DC (Millak - Centum City) section

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\\exhCONTg green\\~~45.6~~244 under construction (est. 2024)

hCONTgq\hKBHFeq!~HUBaq\tKBHFa green!~HUBeq\\\~~45.6~~244 Yangsan Sports Complex <—20px

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hENDExa green

BUS\hBHF green\~~45.2~~243 Yangsan

WASSERq\WASSERq\hKRZW!~STR green\WASSERq\WASSER+r~~ ~~ ~~(Yangsancheon)

\\hBHF green\\WASSER~~43.6~~242 Namyangsan

\\hBHF green\\WASSER~~42.5~~241 Pusan Nat'l Univ. Yangsan

\\hBHF green\\WASSER~~41.5~~240 Jeungsan

WASSERq\WASSERq\hKRZW!~STR green\WASSERq\WASSERr~~ ~~ ~~(Yangsancheon)

\hABZg+l green\KDSTeq green~~Hopo Vehicle Office

hBHFe green~~38.0~~239 Hopo

STR green+GRZq~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit|city|district}} {{BSsplit|Yangsan|Buk|line=-|align=center}}

tBHFa@f green~~36.5~~238 Geumgok

tBHF green~~35.5~~237 Dongwon

tBHF green~~34.0~~236 Yulli

lDAMPF\tBHF green\~~32.8~~235 Hwamyeong

tBHF green~~31.3~~234 Sujeong

HUBrg\tBHF green!~HUBeq\~~29.8~~233 Deokcheon

tCONTgq ochre\tBHFq ochre!~HUBe\tSTRq ochre!~tSTR green\tSTRq ochre\tCONTfq ochre~~ ~~ ~~ ~~←{{rint|busan|3}}→

tBHF green~~28.6~~232 Gumyeong

tBHF green~~27.9~~231 Gunam

tSTR green+GRZq~~ ~~ ~~district{{BSsplit|Buk|Sasang|line=-|align=center}}

tBHF green~~26.8~~230 Mora

tBHF green~~25.8~~229 Modeok

tBHF green~~25.0~~228 Deokpo

hCONTgq violet\hKBHFeq violet!~HUBaq\tBHF green!~HUBeq\lDAMPF\~~23.8~~227 Sasang~~ ~~←{{rint|busan|BGL}}

tBHF green~~22.7~~226 Gamjeon

exlDAMPF\tBHF green\~~21.5~~225 Jurye

tBHF green~~20.6~~224 Naengjeong

tSTR green+GRZq~~ ~~ ~~district{{BSsplit|Sasang|Busanjin|line=-|align=center}}

tBHF green~~19.8~~223 Gaegeum

tBHF green~~18.7~~222 Dong-eui Univ.

exlDAMPF\tBHF green\~~17.8~~221 Gaya

HUBrg\tBHF green!~HUBeq\~~17.1~~220 Buam

tCONTgq carrot\tBHFq carrot!~HUBe\tSTRq carrot!~tSTR green\tSTRq carrot\tCONTfq carrot~~16.3~~219 Seomyeon~~ ~~←{{rint|busan|1}}→

tBHF green~~15.2~~218 Jeonpo

tSTR green+GRZq~~ ~~ ~~district{{BSsplit|Busanjin|Nam|line=-|align=center}}

tBHF green~~14.4~~217 Busan Int'l Finance Center–Busan Bank

tBHF green~~13.6~~216 Munhyeon

tBHF green~~12.8~~215 Jigegol

tBHF green~~11.9~~214 Motgol

tBHF green~~11.2~~213 Daeyeon

tBHF green~~10.3~~212 Kyungsung Univ.–Pukyong Nat'l Univ.

tSTR green+GRZq~~ ~~ ~~district{{BSsplit|Nam|Suyeong|line=-|align=center}}

tBHF green~~9.5~~211 Namcheon

tBHF green~~8.6~~210 Geumnyeonsan

tBHF green~~7.7~~209 Gwangan

\\tBHF green!~HUBaq\tKBHFaq ochre!~HUBeq\tCONTfq ochre~~6.8~~208 Suyeong~~ ~~{{rint|busan|3}}→

tBHF green~~5.9~~207 Millak

WASSERq\WASSERq\tSTR green!~WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq~~ ~~ ~~(Suyeonggang River)

tSTR green+GRZq~~ ~~ ~~district{{BSsplit|Suyeong|Haeundae|line=-|align=center}}

tBHF green~~4.9~~206 Centum City

tBHF green~~4.1~~205 BEXCO~~ ~~{{nowrap|File:Korail logo.svg {{rint|busan|donghae}}}}

tBHF green~~3.0~~204 Dongbaek

tBHF green~~1.8~~203 Haeundae

tBHF green~~0.9~~202 Jung-dong

tBHF green~~0.0~~201 Jangsan

tENDEe green

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Busan Metro Line 2 ({{lang|ko|2호선}}) is a line of the Busan Metro that crosses Busan, South Korea, from east to west, running along the shores of Haeundae and Gwanganli, and then north toward Yangsan. It is represented by a green colour. It has the highest ratio of subterranean stations to elevated stations, with only its last six (originally last two before Jeungsan, the Pusan National University Yangsan Campus station, Namyangsan, and Yangsan station were built and opened) being elevated and the first 37 being subterranean. The line is {{convert|45.6|km|abbr=on}} long with 44 stations, and its trains have six cars each.

Line 2's station signs have lime-green frames, using the same design as Line 1's station signs for the inner walls. On the outer walls, the signs have two arms sprouting from their sides, but have the same round face with the Hangul name of the station printed in big font and the English and Hanja names printed beneath in descending order in small font with the station number beside the English name. The arms have the names of the neighboring stations (in the aforementioned three fonts) and their ends are flat. Because the trains drive on the right side, the left arm of each sign has the next station appropriate to the train on the same side and the right arm has the previous station. Additionally, an arrow can be seen on the left arm pointing in the direction of the next station. Line 2 is the first line through the line to have station signs that have arms on the outer walls, although Line 1 will receive station signs with arms in certain stations such as Seomyeon.

A ride through the entire line takes about 1 hour 24 minutes. Busan Metro Line 2 will be expanded from Jangsan Station to East Busan Tourism Complex in Gijang County which will be opened in 2021. (Currently Planned)

History

Plans to create the line began in 1987 and were finalized by 1991. During the construction of the third section of the line in 2001, the original plan to extend the route three stations beyond Yangsan Station was scrapped at the request of the citizens of Yangsan,{{Cite web |date=2021-11-14 |title=검토로 끝난 도시철도 양산2호선, 노선 중복 자진철회 |trans-title=Urban railroad Yangsan Line 2 voluntarily withdraws route duplication after review |url=https://www.yangsanilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=83314 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=양산신문 |language=ko}} with a new light rail line currently undergoing approval as an alternative.{{Cite web |last=기자 |first=김정훈 |date=2015-03-10 |title=[양산시]부산도시철도 양산선 기본계획 승인 2021년 개통 |trans-title=[Yangsan City] Busan Urban Railroad Yangsan Line Basic Plan Approved 2021 Opening |url=https://www.khan.co.kr/article/201503101438301 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=경향신문 |language=ko}}

An older plan hoped to stretch the line four stations beyond Jangsan Station, but was scrapped due to cost concerns. The extension idea has gained new interest, but with proposals for a new light rail line connecting Jangsan Station to the city of Ulsan.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=Busan-Yangsan-Ulsan Metropolitan Railway Selected for Preliminary Feasibility Study |url=https://breezeinflow.com/busan-yangsan-ulsan-metropolitan-railway-selected-for-preliminary-feasibility-study/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Breeze in Busan |language=en}}

=1990s=

November 28, 1991: Constructed the first section from Seomyeon Station (219) to Hopo Station (239).
October 27, 1994: Constructed the second section from Jangsan Station (201) to Seomyeon Station (219).
June 30, 1999: Commenced first section service from Seomyeon Station (219) to Hopo Station (239).

=2000s=

August 8, 2001: Commenced second section service from Geumnyeonsan Station (210) to Seomyeon Station (219).
December 2001: Constructed the third section from Hopo Station (239) to Yangsan Station (243).
January 16, 2002: Commenced second section service from Geumnyeonsan Station (210) to Gwangan Station (209).
August 29, 2002: Commenced second section service from Jangsan Station (201) to Gwangan Station (209).
January 10, 2008: Opened Namyangsan Station (242) and Yangsan Station (243).
October 1, 2009: Opened Pusan National University Yangsan Campus Station (241).