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Jungang: everyday refugee history on the Forty Steps

Looking only for the staircase can hide the neighborhood story around it.

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

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Start
Jungang Station · Exit 11
Time needed
2–4 hours
Allow
2–4 hours

START & TRANSPORT

Your first leg and official transport information

Busan Transportation Corporation Cyber Station

Suggested exit & walk

Jungang Station · Exit 11About 5 min to Forty StepsThe suggested exit may not be the lift exit. With luggage or mobility needs, prioritise the accessible route.
Operator service & station information

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Fit the route to your time
Full route · 5 stops
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

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Lift & step-free route

Check the origin, interchange and destination separately. Maintenance can change the route, so ask station staff for day-of help.

First & last train

Times vary by line, direction, weekday, weekend and holiday. For a late trip, verify the last possible interchange too.

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

The map links named places only. Add your chosen restaurant, performance or rest stop separately. Recheck last trains, works and facility outages with the official operator.

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.

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REALISTIC ROUTE

Walk it in this order

  1. 1

    Jungang Station

    Check the exit, weather, current notices and return.

    Start
  2. 2

    Forty Steps

    Suggested visit: 45 minutes. Add transfer and waiting time separately.

    Stop 1
  3. 3

    Forty Steps Cultural Center

    Suggested visit: 70 minutes. Add transfer and waiting time separately.

    Stop 2
  4. 4

    Jungang-dong port lanes

    Suggested visit: 60 minutes. Add transfer and waiting time separately.

    Stop 3
  5. 5

    Jungang Station

    Return by the brightest and simplest route.

    Finish