The

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plans to build up to ten new

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, or light rapid transit (LRT). They would be connected to the

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giving access to several hundred subway stations. As opposed to traditional subway lines, LRT lines have a lower capacity.

Ui Line

In September 2017, Seoul City opened a ''light subway'' line (

Ui LRT The Ui LRT, referred to as the Ui-Sinseol LRT or Ui-Sinseol Line in Korean, is a light metro which is part of Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is a fully underground Light Rapid Transit line from Ui-dong to Sinseol-dong in northern Seoul which ope ...

) 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

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, Line 6 at Bomun and

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& 2 at Sinseol Dong.

Sillim Line

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

Dongbuk Line

Dongbuk LRT is an under construction 16 station 13.4 km long line. The line starts from

Wangsimni station Wangsimni Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 5, Gyeongui–Jungang Line, and Suin-Bundang Line; most Suin-Bundang Line trains end service here, though a few daily services continue along the tracks used by the Gyeon ...

and heads northeast to

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. Construction started in 2019 and completion is scheduled for 2025.

Under planning

Gangbukhoengdan Line The Gangbukhoengdan line () is a future subway line scheduled to open in 2028, in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and ...

Myeonmok Line The Myeonmok Line () is a future subway line scheduled to open in 2028, in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing ...

Mok-dong Line The Mok-dong Line () is a future subway line scheduled to open in 2028, in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing ...

References

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