Busan Subway Line 1 (1호선) is the north-south route of the Busan Subway. It is 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) long with 34 stations. Line 1 uses 8-car trains. The line color is orange.
Plans for this line were made in 1979. Two years later, in 1981, construction began on the first phase, between Nopo-dong and Beomnaegol, which was finished in July 1985. This stretch was 16.2 km (10.1 mi) long. Further extensions continued southward, with a 5.4 km (3.4 mi) extension from Beomnaegol to Jungang-dong opened in May 1987, a 4.5 km (2.8 mi) extension to Seodaesin-dong in February 1990, and a 6.4 km (4.0 mi) extension to Sinpyeong in June 1994. Currently, an extension of the line further into Saha-gu is being constructed. It is expected to be finished in late 2013.
Read more about Busan Subway Line 1: Hours of Operation, List of Stations
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