Busan Subway

The whole Busan metro in one app — lines 1 to 4, the Busan–Gimhae light rail and the Donghae line. Real published timetables for every station and the fastest route between any two, with no internet needed.

■ Timetables for all 149 stations
Not just the big interchanges. Every station on all six lines has a timetable, with separate weekday, Saturday and holiday services, and the first and last train of the day to the minute.

■ A timetable per destination, not per direction
Trains from the same platform do not all go to the same place. Line 2 at Seomyeon is split into Jangsan, Yangsan and Hopo services, so you look at the trains you can actually take.

■ Fast routes
Enter where you are and where you are going. Two routes come back side by side:
· Fastest
· Fewest transfers
Departure, arrival, total time and number of changes, together on one screen, so you can see what the trade is.

■ A map of where the stations really are
Not a straightened diagram. Stations sit where they sit. You can see how the Nakdong River runs and how far Haeundae really is. Pinch to zoom, smoothly.

■ Korail interchanges done properly
Bujeon on the Donghae line and Bujeon on Line 1 are separate buildings 360 m apart. This app shows them as two stations and works out the real walk between them: Gyodae 5 min, Bujeon 7 min, BEXCO 8 min, Geoje 4 min.

■ Live journey guidance
Pick a route, start the journey, and the app keeps telling you the next station, how many stops are left, and where to change. You will not miss your stop on a line you do not know.

■ Works without internet
The map, the stations and the timetables are all stored on your phone. When the signal drops on an underground platform, routing and timetables keep working.

■ 17 languages
한국어, English, 中文, 日本語, Tiếng Việt, ไทย, Oʻzbekcha, Filipino, Русский, नेपाली, ខ្មែរ, Bahasa Indonesia, Монгол, မြန်မာ, বাংলা, සිංහල, Қазақша.
Station names are a separate setting. Read the app in your own language and keep station names in Hangul, so they match the signs on the platform.

■ What is covered
149 stations, 6 lines.
Line 1 (Nopo–Dadaepo Beach), Line 2 (Jangsan–Yangsan), Line 3 (Suyeong–Daejeo), Line 4 (Minam–Anpyeong), Busan–Gimhae Light Rail (Sasang–Kaya University), Donghae Line (Bujeon–Taehwagang).
From Seomyeon, Busan Station, Nampo, Haeundae, Gwangan, Centum City, Dongnae and Sasang out to Gimhae Airport, Gijang and Taehwagang in Ulsan.

■ Good for
· Checking the last train before you miss it
· The light rail timetable on the way to Gimhae Airport
· A first trip to Haeundae or Gwangalli
· Underground platforms with no signal
· Showing the map to a visitor who has just arrived

■ No sign-in
No account, no name, no phone number. Saved routes and settings stay on your phone and are sent nowhere. The app does not ask for your location.

■ Data sources
Built with public data from the Korea National Railway (전국 도시철도 운행정보).
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Timetables come from the published annual dataset, so they can be a minute or two out after the operator retimes a service. Live train positions are not shown, because Busan Transportation Corporation does not publish them.

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