Ui LRT

Ui LRT
Hangul	우이신설선
Hanja	牛耳新設線
Revised Romanization	Uisinseolseon
McCune–Reischauer	Uisinsŏlsŏn

Ui LRT
Ui LRT
Overview
Native name	우이신설선(牛耳新設線); Uisinseolseon
Status	Operational
Termini	Bukhansan Ui; Sinseol-dong;
Stations	13
Service
Type	Light metro / Commuter Rail
System	Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Rolling stock	18 × 2-car Hyundai Rotem UL000
History
Opened	2 September 2017
Technical
Line length	11.4 km (7.1 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Route map
Route map
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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

All stations are located in Seoul.

Station Number^[a]	Station name			Transfer	Distance (km)		Location
Station Number^[a]	English	Hangul^[1]	Hanja	Transfer	Station	Total	Location
S110	Bukhansan Ui (Doseonsa)	북한산우이 (도선사입구)	北韓山牛耳		---		Gangbuk-gu
S111	Solbat Park	솔밭공원	솔밭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거리		0.7	4.7
S117	Solsaem	솔샘	솔샘		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

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

References

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

External links

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

[press-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "서울 최초 경전철, 우이신설선에 대한 모든 것" (in Korean). Seoul City. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-02.

[hyundai-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.

[9] "우이신설역 연장 추진 확정, 솔밭공원~방학역 연결". 우먼컨슈머 (in Korean). 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

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