Ui LRT
The Ui LRT, referred to as the Ui-Sinseol LRT or Ui-Sinseol Line in Korean, is a light metro which is part of Seoul Metropolitan Railway. It is a fully underground[1] 11.4 km (7.1 mi) Light Rapid Transit line from Ui-dong to Sinseol-dong in northern Seoul which opened on September 2, 2017.[3] The line, which is expected to carry 110,000 passengers a day, has 13 stations. It connects to Line 4 at Sungshin Women's University, Line 6 at Bomun and Lines 1 & 2 at Sinseol-dong.[4] The last (northernmost) station is in Ui-dong, hence the name of the line.
Ui LRT | |
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Overview | |
Native name | 우이신설선(牛耳新設線) Uisinseolseon |
Status | Operational |
Termini | Bukhansan Ui Sinseol-dong |
Stations | 13 |
Service | |
Type | Light metro |
System | Seoul Metropolitan Subway |
History | |
Opened | 2 September 2017 |
Technical | |
Line length | 11.4 km (7.1 mi)[1] |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1] |
Electrification | 750V DC third rail[1] |
Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph)[2] |
Ui LRT | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Uisinseolseon |
McCune–Reischauer | Uisinsŏlsŏn |
The line uses a dedicated fleet of 18 trains built by Rotem, a member of Hyundai Motor Group. Each train consists of 2-car trains and runs unmanned, similar to the trains used on Vancouver's Canada Line.[1][2][5]
Stations
Number[6] |
English |
Hangul |
Hanja |
in km |
Distance |
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Bukhansan Ui (Doseonsa) |
북한산우이 (도선사입구) |
北韓山牛耳 | ||||||
Solbat Park | 솔밭공원 | 솔밭公園 | ||||||
April 19th National Cemetery (Duksung Women's University) |
4.19민주묘지 (덕성여대) |
4.19民主墓地 | ||||||
Gaori | 가오리 | 加五里 | ||||||
Hwagye | 화계 | 華溪 | ||||||
Samyang | 삼양 | 三陽 | ||||||
Samyang Sageori | 삼양사거리 | 三陽四―驛 | ||||||
Solsaem | 솔샘 | ―驛 | ||||||
Bukhansan Bogungmun | 북한산보국문 | 北漢山輔國門 | ||||||
Jeongneung | 정릉 | 貞陵 | ||||||
Sungshin Women's University | 성신여대입구 | 誠信女大入口 | ||||||
Bomun | 보문 | 普門 | ||||||
Sinseol-dong | 신설동 | 新設洞 |
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References
- "서울 최초 경전철, 우이신설선에 대한 모든 것" (in Korean). Seoul City. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- "서울시 우이-신설 무인운전 경전철" (in Korean). Hyundai Rotem. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- "우이신설선 내달 2일 개통…출퇴근 30분 빨라진다" (in Korean). Hanguk Ilbo. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- "Seoul plans new 'light' subway line". SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT. 2005-01-27. Archived from the original on 2005-03-12.
- "우이-신설 경전철 차량번호 부여 계획 보고" (in Korean). City of Seoul. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- Station Numbers were only used during construction and are not currently being used or written on signs. "우이신설도시철도에 오신결 환영합니다". www.ui-line.com (in Korean). 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2020-11-28.