Ui LRT

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 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. 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. 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.

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)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
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 2 Seongsu Branch
Ui LRT
Hangul
우이신설선
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUisinseolseon
McCune–ReischauerUisinsŏlsŏn
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