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Jungang: everyday refugee history on the Forty Steps

Start at Jungang Station and connect Forty Steps, Forty Steps Cultural Center, Jungang-dong port lanes only while access, weather and energy support the plan. Allow 2–4 hours, but keep two places instead of forcing all three. Recheck official notices on the day.

The Forty Steps in Jungang-dong, Busan
A route that starts at the stationJungang Station · Busan

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Information checked 2026.09.13
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Start
Jungang Station
Time needed
2–4 hours
Allow
2–4 hours

STATION CHECK

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Busan Transportation Corporation Cyber Station

Suggested exit & walk

Jungang StationAbout 5 min to Forty StepsThe suggested exit may not be the lift exit. With luggage or mobility needs, prioritise the accessible route.

Lift & step-free route

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Luggage storage

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First & last train

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Suggested stops
  1. 01Jungang Station
  2. 02Forty Steps
  3. 03Forty Steps Cultural Center
  4. 04Jungang-dong port lanes
  5. 05Jungang Station
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Last check before you go
The day before

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Before setting out

Recheck last trains, transfers, works and lift availability.

Open official informationVisit Busan · 40-step Culture and Tourism Theme Street Busan Jung-gu · 40-step Cultural Center Busan Transportation Corporation · English

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EDITOR'S GUIDE

Understand the place before you follow the route

The full guide connects practical movement with history, local context and details international visitors can easily miss.

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The Forty Steps in Jungang-dong, Busan EDITOR'S GUIDE
#Refugee capital#Social history#Port

Jungang: everyday refugee history on the Forty Steps

Move beyond the sculptures to understand reunion, relief trading and work around the staircase and old port.

Information checked 2026.09.13Read the full guide

REALISTIC ROUTE

Walk it in this order

  1. 1

    Jungang Station

    Check the exit, weather, current notices and return.

    00:00
  2. 2

    Forty Steps

    Observe one theme, then decide whether to continue.

    00:30
  3. 3

    Forty Steps Cultural Center

    Observe one theme, then decide whether to continue.

    01:35
  4. 4

    Jungang-dong port lanes

    Observe one theme, then decide whether to continue.

    03:00
  5. 5

    Jungang Station

    Return by the brightest and simplest route.

    Finish

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