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
Overview
Native name우이신설선(牛耳新設線)
Uisinseolseon
StatusOperational
TerminiBukhansan Ui
Sinseol-dong
Stations13
Service
TypeLight metro
SystemSeoul Metropolitan Subway
History
Opened2 September 2017
Technical
Line length11.4 km (7.1 mi)[1]
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)[1]
Electrification750V DC third rail[1]
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)[2]
Ui LRT
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUisinseolseon
McCune–ReischauerUisinsŏlsŏn

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

in train route map on all Ui LRT trains
Station
Number[6]
Station Name
English
Station Name[1]
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer
Distance
in km
Total
Distance
Location
S110
Bukhansan Ui
(Doseonsa)
북한산우이
(도선사입구)
北韓山牛耳
-
0.0
Seoul
Gangbuk-gu
S111
Solbat Park 솔밭공원 솔밭公園
0.8
0.8
S112
April 19th National Cemetery
(Duksung Women's University)
4.19민주묘지
(덕성여대)
4.19民主墓地
0.7
1.5
S113
Gaori 가오리 加五里
0.9
2.4
S114
Hwagye 화계 華溪
0.8
3.2
S115
Samyang 삼양 三陽
0.8
4.0
S116
Samyang Sageori 삼양사거리 三陽四―驛
0.7
4.7
S117
Solsaem 솔샘 ―驛
0.8
5.5
S118
Bukhansan Bogungmun 북한산보국문 北漢山輔國門
1.2
6.7
Seongbuk-gu
S119
Jeongneung 정릉 貞陵
1.2
7.9
S120
Sungshin Women's University 성신여대입구
1.2
9.1
S121
Bomun 보문
0.9
10.0
S122
Sinseol-dong 신설동
1.0
11.0
Dongdaemun-gu

References

  1. "서울 최초 경전철, 우이신설선에 대한 모든 것" (in Korean). Seoul City. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. "서울시 우이-신설 무인운전 경전철" (in Korean). Hyundai Rotem. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. "우이신설선 내달 2일 개통…출퇴근 30분 빨라진다" (in Korean). Hanguk Ilbo. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  4. "Seoul plans new 'light' subway line". SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT. 2005-01-27. Archived from the original on 2005-03-12.
  5. "우이-신설 경전철 차량번호 부여 계획 보고" (in Korean). City of Seoul. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  6. 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.
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