Ui LRT
Overview
Native name우이신설선（牛耳新設線）
Uisinseolseon
StatusOperational
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeLight metro / Commuter Rail
SystemSeoul Metropolitan Subway
Rolling stock18 × 2-car Hyundai Rotem UL000
History
Opened2 September 2017
Technical
Line length11.4 km (7.1 mi)[1]
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[1]
Electrification750 V DC third rail[1]
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)[2]
Route map
Ui-Sinseol LRT Depot
 Bukhansan Ui
Proposed Banghak Branch
 Solbat Park
 April 19th National Cemetery
 Gaori
 Hwagye
 Samyang
 Samyang Sageori
 Solsaem
 Bukhansan Bogungmun
 Jeongneung
 Sungshin Women's Univ.
Bomun
Sinseol-dong
Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Subway Line 2 Seongsu Branch
Ui LRT
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUisinseolseon
McCune–ReischauerUisinsŏlsŏn

The Ui LRT, referred to as the Ui-Sinseol LRT or Ui-Sinseol Line (우이신설선) in Korean, is a light metro which is part of Seoul Metropolitan Subway. 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. In 2019, the line carried 27 million passengers or about 75,000 people per day.[5]

Rolling Stock

The line uses a dedicated fleet of 18 trains built by Rotem, a member of Hyundai Motor Group. The trains are very similar, possibly identical, to the ones previously built for the Busan–Gimhae Light Rail Transit. Each train consists of single 2-section unit with a Jacobs bogie in the center, similar to many street running high floor light rail vehicles such as the light rail rolling stock of Los Angeles, although it is powered by a bottom contact third rail as opposed to overhead wires most street railways use, making them more similar to the first three generations of Docklands Light Railway rolling stock in London. However, they only run as singles instead of the 2- and 3-car trains used on the DLR.[1][2][6]

Stations

Ui LRT route map in all Ui LRT trains

All stations are located in Seoul.

Station
Number[lower-alpha 1]		 Station name Transfer Distance (km) Location
English Hangul[1] Hanja Station Total
S110 Bukhansan Ui
(Doseonsa)		 북한산우이
(도선사입구)		 北韓山牛耳 --- Gangbuk-gu
S111 Solbat Park 솔밭공원 松林公園 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 誠信女大入口 1.2 9.1
S121 Bomun 보문 普門 0.9 10.0
S122 Sinseol-dong 신설동 新設洞 1.0 11.0 Dongdaemun-gu

Future Plans

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to open an extension for the Ui Sinseol Line. It will connect Solbat Park Station to Banghak Station and consist of three new stations.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Station Numbers were only used during construction and are not currently being used or written on signs. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "서울 최초 경전철, 우이신설선에 대한 모든 것" (in Korean). Seoul City. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "서울시 지하철수송 통계". data.seoul.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  6. ↑ "우이-신설 경전철 차량번호 부여 계획 보고" (in Korean). City of Seoul. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  7. ↑ "우이신설도시철도에 오신결 환영합니다". www.ui-line.com (in Korean). 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  8. ↑ "우이신설역 연장 추진 확정, 솔밭공원~방학역 연결". 우먼컨슈머 (in Korean). 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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