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Seoul Light Rapid Transit

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Seoul City in South Korea plans to build up to ten new light metro, or light rapid transit (LRT).[1][2][3] They would be connected to the Seoul Metropolitan Subway giving access to several hundred subway stations. As opposed to traditional subway lines, LRT lines have a lower capacity.

Ui Line

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In September 2017, Seoul City opened a 11.4 km (7.1 mi) light subway line (Ui LRT) from Ui-dong to Sinseol-dong in northeastern Seoul. The line was expected to carry 110,000 passengers a day and will have 13 stations. It connects to Line 4 at Sungshin Women's University, Line 6 at Bomun and Line 1 & 2 at Sinseol Dong.[4]

Sillim Line

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Sillim LRT (신림선 경전철) is an 11-station 7.8 km line from Saetgang Station to Gwanaksan Station.[5] Customers can transfer to Seoul Subway Lines 1, 2, 7, and 9. Construction began in 2017 and it opened on 28 May 2022.[6]

Dongbuk Line

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Dongbuk LRT is an under-construction 16-station 13.4 km-long line.[7] The line starts from Wangsimni station and heads northeast to Sanggye station. Construction started in 2019 and completion is scheduled for 2025.

Under planning

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References

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  1. ^ "'강남북 균형발전' 강북횡단선 등 서울 도시철도 10개 확충". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  2. ^ "ezPDF WebViewer". gwanbo.mois.go.kr. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. ^ "서울시도시철도, 북동부 노선". academy.mk.co.kr/ (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  4. ^ Seoul metro gov't Archived March 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "신림선 경전철 민간투자사업전동차 디자인 심의 의견 반영 결과 보고". 서울시 정보소통광장 (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  6. ^ "신림선 경전철 민자사업 본격 추진 - 머니투데이 뉴스". news.mt.co.kr (in Korean). 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  7. ^ "서울 동북선 도시철도사업 본궤도…시·동북선경전철 실시협약 체결 - 매일경제 부동산 뉴스 - MK부동산". estate.mk.co.kr/ (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-12-08.