The Busan Subway (officially known as Busan Metro), operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation is the subway system of Busan, South Korea. The subway network first opened in 1985 with seventeen stations. Now, it consists of 5 lines, 128 operating stations, and 106.8 kilometres (66.4 mi) of tracks.
All directional signs on the Busan Subway are written in both Korean and English, and the voice announcement in the trains indicating the upcoming station, possible line transfer and exiting side are all spoken in Korean, followed by English. Announcements at stations for arriving trains are in Korean, followed by English, then Japanese and Mandarin.
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