Wirye Line

Wirye Line
Wirye Line
Overview
Native name	서울 경전철 위례선 (慰禮線)
Status	Approved
Termini	Macheon; Bokjeong / Namwirye;
Stations	12
History
Planned opening	September 2025
Technical
Line length	5.44 km (3.38 mi)

The Wirye Line (Korean: 위례선; Hanja: 慰禮線) is a future tram line in Seoul, South Korea serving Wirye New Town. Construction is planned to begin on 5 December 2022 and the line is scheduled to be opened in September 2025, with a projected cost of ₩261.4 billion (US$194.4 million). It will be the first tram line to run in Seoul since the closure of the city's tram system in 1968.^[1]^[2]

Stations

The names of the stations are not yet final.

Main Line

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
W01	Macheon	마천	馬川				Seoul	Songpa-gu
W02	Singeoyeo	신거여	新巨余
W03	Geoyeosageori	거여사거리	巨余四거리
W04	Geowon	거원	巨元
W05	Sinjangji	신장지	新長旨
W06	Songnye	송례	松禮
W07	Wirye Jungang	위례중앙	慰禮中央	Wirye–Sinsa Line
W08	Changgok	창곡	倉谷	Branch line
W11	Changgokcheon	창곡천	倉谷川
W12	Bokjeong	복정	福井

Branch line

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
W08	Changgok	창곡	倉谷	Main line			Seoul	Songpa-gu
W09	Sinchanggok	신창곡	新倉谷				Gyeonggi	Seongnam
W10	Namwirye	남위례	南慰禮				Gyeonggi	Seongnam

References

^ Jun-hee, Park (28 November 2022). "Seoul to get first tram in 57 years with Wirye Line". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
^ "One part of Seoul will see trams again after 57 years". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

[1] Jun-hee, Park (28 November 2022). "Seoul to get first tram in 57 years with Wirye Line". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

[2] "One part of Seoul will see trams again after 57 years". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.