Sillim Line
Light rail line in Seoul, South Korea
The Sillim Line (Korean: 신림선) is a rubber-tyred light metro which is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It opened on May 24, 2022.
01Stations
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Main line
All stations are in Seoul.
| Station Number |
Station name English |
Station name Hangul |
Transfer | Distance in km |
Total Distance |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S401 | Saetgang | 샛강 | --- | 0.0 | Yeongdeungpo-gu | |
| S402 | Daebang (Sungae Hospital) |
대방 (성애병원) |
0.6 | 0.6 | ||
| S403 | Seoul Regional Office of Military Manpower | 서울지방병무청 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ||
| S404 | Boramae | 보라매 | 0.6 | 2.1 | Dongjak-gu | |
| S405 | Boramae Park | 보라매공원 | Nangok branch | 0.6 | 2.7 | |
| S406 | Boramae Medical Center (Korea Specialty Contractor Center) |
보라매병원 (전문건설회관) |
0.8 | 3.5 | ||
| S407 | Danggok | 당곡 | 0.5 | 4.0 | Gwanak-gu | |
| S408 | Sillim | 신림 | 0.7 | 4.7 | ||
| S409 | Seowon | 서원 | 0.7 | 5.4 | ||
| S410 | Seoul National Univ. Venture Town | 서울대벤처타운 | 1.1 | 6.5 | ||
| S411 | Gwanaksan (Seoul National Univ.) |
관악산 (서울대) |
1.1 | 7.6 | ||
02Proposed extensions
A northern extension towards Dongyeouido (station name is not determined yet) is currently being considered to provide transfers to the 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 Number |
Station name English |
Station name Hangul |
Station name Hanja |
Transfer | Distance in km |
Total Distance |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boramae Park | 보라매공원 | 보라매公 園 | Nangok branch | Dongjak-gu | |||
| Sindaebang | 신대방 | 新 大 方 | |||||
| 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.
03Ridership
| Sillim Line Ridership | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Ridership | Change (%) | Remarks |
| 2026 | |||
| 2025 | |||
| 2024 | 28,663,000 | 8.2 | |
| 2023 | 26,483,000 | 101.1 | |
| 2022 | 13,174,000 | - | Operations began on May 24, 2022 |
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sillim Line”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Sillim Line SL311.jpg by Trainholic, CC BY-SA 4.0
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