Present

2010's

  • 2016. Passenger demand estimated to be over 50,000 passengers per year
  • 2016.09. Cocomon and Lightning Man Themed Train Stations (Museum Station, Yeonji Park Station)
  • 2016.09.01 Children’s Theme Train ‘Lightning Man’ (scheduled to operate the train for 1 year)
  • 2016.08.11 MOU signed with Gimhae Cultural Foundation
  • 2016.04.28 Ranked No.1 in the Private & Service Division in Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Rapid Transit Management and Service Evaluation
  • 2016.04.05 Applied the 'Pink Light Campaign’ for pregnant passenger for the first time in the country
  • 2016.03.04 MOU signed with EBS Media
  • 2015.10.21 Starts Turning MeCard Children’s Them Train (1-year operation)
  • 2015.09. Begins company’s social network page
  • 2015.09.17. Starts running Cocomon Children’s Theme Train (1-year operation)
  • 2015.04.17. Accumulated number of passengers exceeds 50 million
  • 2014.08. Begin Lotte Water Park Event (~Feb. 2015)
  • 2012.09.17. Holds 1 year anniversary event and opens an official unified website (BGL, BGM)
  • 2012.07.28. Accumulated number of passengers exceed 10 million
  • 2012.06.22. Signs the 2nd Change Concession Agreement 80% (10 years), 78% (5 years), 75% (5 years) → 76%, 74%, 71%
  • 2011.09.17. Starts Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit
  • 2011.01.21. Starts test runs (~June 4, 2011, for 134 days)

2000's

  • 2009.12.31. Signs the O&M Management and Operation Consignment Agreement (Seoul Metro)
  • 2008.12.12. Approves the change in the concession plan (adding 3 stations)
  • 2006.07.13. Signs the first financial agreement (with financial investors participating)
  • 2006.04.21. Starts the project
  • 2006.01.19. Approved the concession plan
  • 2005.12.16. Signs the 1st Change Concession Agreement (MRG 90% for 20 years → 80% (10 years), 78% (5 years), 75% (5 years)
  • 2003.01.13. Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit Co., Ltd. established
  • 2002.12.13. Signs the concession agreement and selects the project operator
  • 2000.01.07. The basic plan for private infrastructure investment project notified (Ministry of Construction and Transportation Notification No. 2000-2)

1990's

  • 1992.08.12. Light rail transit project selected as Korean government’s pilot project (Private Investment Project)