Busan and Yangsan Grow Closer... Yangsan Line to Open This Year, Urban Railway Yangsan Line Operation MOU

Park Hyungjoon: "Connecting Busan and Yangsan into a Single Living Area"

With the upcoming opening of the Yangsan Line, an urban railway connecting Busan and Yangsan into a single living area, Busan Metropolitan City and Yangsan City will sign an agreement on the operation of the line this year.

On March 30, Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Hyungjoon) announced that it will sign the "Yangsan Line Urban Railway Operation Agreement" with Yangsan City at the Yangsan Line vehicle depot. Mayor Park Hyungjoon, Yangsan Mayor Na Dongyeon, and Lee Byungjin, President of Busan Transportation Corporation, will attend the signing ceremony.

The Yangsan Line is a light rail system that connects Nopo Station on Busan Metro Line 1 to Bukjeong Station in Yangsan. An extension section from Yangsan Station on Busan Metro Line 2 to Yangsan Jungang Station is also being constructed, establishing a transfer system between Line 1 and Line 2. Completion of construction is scheduled for June this year, with the goal of opening the line within the year.

According to the agreement, the main section of the Yangsan Line will be operated by Yangsan City, while the connection section to Line 2 will be operated by Busan Metropolitan City. The agreement also covers the sharing of operating costs, transportation revenue standards, a unified fare system, and an internal transfer system.

In particular, a seamless direct transfer structure that does not require passengers to exit the fare gates will be implemented, allowing citizens to use the network as a single urban railway system. The Yangsan Line will span a total length of 11.43 kilometers, with seven stations. Trains are scheduled to run every 6 to 10 minutes, with 130 operations per day.

The Yangsan Line is expected to serve as a key regional transportation axis connecting Busan and Yangsan. Busan Metropolitan City also anticipates that the integration of living areas will expand economic and cultural exchanges.

Park Hyungjoon, Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City, stated, "The Yangsan Line is a core infrastructure that connects Busan and Yangsan into a single living area," and added, "We will continue to strengthen the foundation for mutual development in the southeastern region."

Status of Yangsan Line Route.

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