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Light rail line in Seoul, South Korea

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Sillim Line

Overview

Native name

서울 경전철 신림선 (新林線)
Sillimseon

Status

Operational

Termini

Stations

Service

Type

Light metro / Commuter Rail

System

Seoul Metropolitan Subway

Rolling stock

12 × 3-car Woojin SL000

History

Opened

28 May 2022

Technical

Line length

7.8 km (4.8 mi)

Number of tracks

Track gauge

1,700 mm (5 ft 6+15⁄16 in)

Electrification

750 V DC

Operating speed

60 km/h (37 mph)

Route map

The Sillim Line (Korean: 신림선; Hanja: 新林線) is a light metro which is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It opened on May 24, 2022.

Stations

Sillim Line

All stations are accessible

Legend

S400 Dongyeouido (Seobu Line Interchange)

S401 Saetgang

S402 Daebang

S403 Seoul Regional Office of Military Manpower

S404 Boramae

S405 Boramae Park

Nangok branch line

Sindaebang

Nangoksageori (TBD)

Miseong (TBD)

Nangok (TBD)

Nanhyang (TBD)

Boramae Depot

S406 Boramae Medical Center

S407 Danggok

S408 Sillim

S409 Seowon

S410 Seoul National University Venture Town

S411 Gwanaksan

Main line

All stations are in Seoul.

Station Number	Station name English	Station name Hangul	Station name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location

S401	Saetgang	샛강	샛강		---	0.0	Yeongdeungpo-gu
S402	Daebang (Sungae Hospital)	대방 (성애병원)	大方		0.6	0.6
S403	Seoul Regional Office of Military Manpower	서울지방병무청	서울地方兵務廳		0.9	1.5
S404	Boramae	보라매	보라매		0.6	2.1	Dongjak-gu
S405	Boramae Park	보라매공원	보라매公園	Nangok branch	0.6	2.7
S406	Boramae Medical Center (Korea Specialty Contractor Center)	보라매병원 (전문건설회관)	보라매病院		0.8	3.5
S407	Danggok	당곡	堂谷		0.5	4.0	Gwanak-gu
S408	Sillim	신림	新林		0.7	4.7
S409	Seowon	서원	書院		0.7	5.4
S410	Seoul National Univ. Venture Town	서울대벤처타운	서울大벤처타운		1.1	6.5
S411	Gwanaksan (Seoul National Univ.)	관악산 (서울대)	冠岳山		1.1	7.6

Proposed extensions

A northern extension towards Dongyeouido (station name is not determined yet) is currently being considered to provide transfers to Seobu Line.

A five-station branch line from Boramae Park is also currently being considered. Citizens of Geumcheon District have lobbied for a further extension of the branch to Geumcheon-gu Office station. The proposed stations are listed below.

All stations are in Seoul.

Station name English	Station name Hangul	Station name Hanja	Transfer	Location
Boramae Park	보라매공원	보라매公園	Nangok branch	Dongjak-gu
Sindaebang	신대방	新大方		Dongjak-gu
Nangoksageori	난곡사거리	蘭谷四거리		Gwanak-gu
Misung	미성	美星
Nangok	난곡	蘭谷
Nanhyang	난향	蘭香

A two-station southern extension of the line into the Seoul National University campus was considered but ultimately cancelled.

References

"신림선 28일 개통…서울대~여의도 16분 만에 간다".
Burroughs, David (2022-06-07). "Seoul's Sillim Line rubber-tyred metro opens". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
"6개 경전철 신설 등 서울시 10년간 도시철도 사업 추진". 20 February 2019.
"서울 경전철 사업 본궤도 오른다…6개 노선 신설 등 최종 승인 임박". 2 July 2020.
"'경전철 난곡선 금천구청역 연장 위한 토론회' 성황리 마쳐". 19 November 2018.
"신림선 연장 사실상 무산, 서부선 연장 논의 시작돼". 26 February 2017.

Public transportation in Seoul Metropolitan Area

Railways

Main	Gyeongbu Gyeongwon Gyeongui Jungang Gyeongchun Gyeongin AREX
High-speed rail	Gyeongbu HSR Honam HSR Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR
Metropolitan Subway	Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Line 7 Line 8 Line 9 Incheon Line 1 Incheon Line 2
Suburban railways	Gyeongui–Jungang Line Gyeongchun Line Suin–Bundang Line Gyeonggang Line Seohae Line Shinbundang Line AREX Incheon Airport Maglev
Light Metro	U Line EverLine Ui LRT Gimpo Goldline Sillim Line
Under construction	GTX A Sinansan (2023) Dongbuk (S3) (2024)
Planned	Seoul LRT lines Myeonmok (S4) (2028) Seobu (S5) (2031) Mok-dong (S6) (2028) Wirye–Sinsa (S7) (2033) Dongtan–Indeogwon (2028) Wirye (2024) Gangbukhoengdan (2027) GTX B GTX C Incheon 3
Main stations	Seoul Yongsan Yeongdeungpo Cheongnyangni Suseo Sangbong

Roads

Expressways	Gyeongbu (1) () Seohaean (15) Pyeongtaek-Paju (17) Sejong-Pocheon (29) Seoul-Yangyang (60) Seoul Ring (100) Gyeongin (120) Incheon International Airport (130) Yongin-Seoul (171)
National roads	#1 #3 #6 #39 #43 #46 #47 #48 #77
Local roads	#23 #78
Urban expressways	Bukbu Dongbu Gangbyeon Gangnam Nambu Naebu Olympic Seobu
City routes	#20 #21 () #30 #31 #41 () #50 #51 #60 #61 #70 #71 #88 #90 #92 #94

Buses

Areas	Seoul Gyeonggi-do [ko] Incheon [ko]
Major terminals	Seoul Express Bus Terminal Central City Dong Seoul Bus Terminal Sangbong Intercity Bus Terminal [ko] Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal [ko]

Airports

Related topics

Rapid transit in South Korea

Seoul
Capital
Area

Urban (Subway)

Seoul	Line 1 (Seoul Metro Line 1) Line 2 Line 3 (Seoul Metro Line 3) Line 4 (Seoul Metro Line 4) Line 5 (Seoul Metro Line 5) Line 6 Line 7 Line 8 (Seoul Metro Line 8) Line 9
Incheon	Line 1 Line 2

Metropolitan

Line 1 (Gyeongbu Line·Gyeongin Line·Gyeongwon Line·Janghang Line)
Line 3 (Ilsan Line)
Line 4 (Jinjeop Line·Gwacheon Line·Ansan Line)
Line 5 (Hanam Line)
Line 8 (Byeollae Line)
Gyeongui–Jungang Line
Gyeongchun Line
Suin–Bundang Line
Gyeonggang Line
Seohae Line
Shinbundang Line
Sinansan Line
GTX-A

Light Metro

Seoul	Ui LRT Sillim Line Dongbuk Line
Gyeonggi · Incheon	EverLine Gimpo Goldline U Line Incheon Airport Maglev

Airport rail link

AREX

Busan

Urban (Subway)	Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Sasang–Hadan Line Yangsan Line
Metropolitan	Donghae Line Bujeon-Masan Metropolitan Railway (ko)
Light Metro	Busan–Gimhae LRT

Daegu

Urban (Subway)	Line 1 Line 2 Line 3
Metropolitan	Daegyeong Line

Gwangju

Line 1
Line 2 (ko)

Daejeon

Line 1
Line 2

Italics : Under construction

Future developments in Seoul – Incheon – Gyeonggi

Skyscrapers

Other projects

Transport

Subway	Sillim Line Sinansan Line Wirye–Sinsa Line Wirye Line Dongbuk Line Myeonmok Line Mok-dong Line Gangbukhoengdan Line Indeogwon-Suwon Line Sosa–Daegok Line Wolgot-Pangyo Line Gyeongwon Line Seoul Subway Line 7 extensions Byeollae Line Shinbundang Line extension to Yongsan or Samsong & to Homaesil
GTX (Commuter Rail)	GTX A GTX B GTX C
Roads	Sejong–Pocheon Expressway Capital Region Second Ring Expressway Pyeongtaek-Paju Expressway
Aviation	Incheon Int'l Airport expansion

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