EverLine explained

Box Width:22em
EverLine
Native Name:
Everline
Type:People mover
Status:Operational
Start:Giheung
End:Jeondae - Everland
Stations:15
Open:[1]
Owner:Yongin EverLine Co,. Ltd., Neo Trans
Depot:Samga
Stock:30 × Bombardier Innovia ART 200 Y100
Linelength:18.143km (11.274miles)
Tracks:2
Electrification:750 V DC Third rail
Speed:80km/h
Signalling:Bombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTC
Map State:collapsed

Yongin EverLine (or EverLine;, Yongin Light Rail Transit) is a fully automated driverless 18.1adj=onNaNadj=on people mover line in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Seoul Capital Area connecting Everland, South Korea's most popular theme park, to the Suin-Bundang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, a system which it is arguably a part of. The system is identical to the AirTrain JFK people mover and airport rail link in New York City, using single-car Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit vehicles[2] [3] controlled by Bombardier CITYFLO 650 automatic train control technology.

Ground was broken for construction in November 2005. Starting in November 2009, the operating company conducted test runs of the trains. The opening was delayed several times but finally opened for service on April 26, 2013.[4] A physical transfer to the (underground) Suin-Bundang line at Giheung Station opened on January 9, 2014 and a transfer discount to the line was introduced on September 20 of the same year.

Operation

Trains run every 6 minutes (9 minutes on Sundays and holidays). One-car trains are operated, a feature unique to this Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) system; trains can be lengthened to two cars if necessary, similar to the AirTrain JFK. Despite being a medium capacity system, at 3.2m (10.5feet), they are ironically the widest trains in South Korea.

Stations

All stations are in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Station
Number
Station Name
Station Name
Station Name
TransferDistance
Total
Distance
Station TypeLocation
Giheung
(Nam June Paik Art Center)
Korean: [[:ko:기흥역|기흥]]
Korean: [[:ko:기흥역|(백남준아트센터)]]

(아트센터)
Kangnam UniversityKorean: [[:ko:강남대역|강남대]]- 1.0441.044
JiseokKorean: [[:ko:지석역|지석]]-1.0622.106
EojeongKorean: [[:ko:어정역|어정]]- 0.9183.024
DongbaekKorean: [[:ko:동백역 (용인)|동백]]- 1.1854.209
ChodangKorean: [[:ko:초당역|초당]]- 1.0975.306
SamgaKorean: [[:ko:삼가역|삼가]]- 2.5917.897
City Hall·Yongin UniversityKorean: [[:ko:시청·용인대역|시청·용인대]]·-1.0458.942
Myongji UniversityKorean: [[:ko:명지대역|명지대]]- 1.0349.976
GimnyangjangKorean: [[:ko:김량장역|김량장]]-0.75510.731
Yongin Jungang Market
(Yongin Arts&Science Univ.)
Korean: [[:ko:용인중앙시장역|용인중앙시장]]
(용인과학예술대)

-0.94511.676
GojinKorean: [[:ko:고진역|고진]]-0.93512.611
BopyeongKorean: [[:ko:보평역|보평]]-1.75014.361
DunjeonKorean: [[:ko:둔전역 (용인)|둔전]]-1.02715.388
Jeondae·EverlandKorean: [[:ko:전대·에버랜드역|전대·에버랜드]]·에버랜드-2.626

Ridership

Ridership was lower than expected on opening day; around 9,000 people per day in April 2013.[5] It grew to around 30,000 people per day by April 2015. The increase is touted to be the result of a fare integration program introduced in September 2014.

Expansion

There are plans to extend the line 6.8sp=usNaNsp=us from Giheung Station to Gwanggyo Station on the Shinbundang Line.[6]

Additionally, Neo Trans, the operator of the Shinbundang Line, took over operations in 2016.

Corruption allegations

South Korean authorities is investigated for possible corruption by Bombardier Transportation officials over the building of this line and concerns that ridership was exaggerated to have the technology preferentially chosen over other contenders. No charges were filed due to a lack of presented evidence and the case reaching its statute of limitation.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.siminilbo.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=323811. ko:'용인 경전철' 오늘부터 달린다. Simin Ilbo. ko. April 25, 2013.
  2. News: Bombardier Transportation accused of corruption in South Korea . . January 28, 2015 . January 31, 2015.
  3. Web site: Guest Post: Trying out South Korea's new Light Metro line . transportblog.co.nz . July 11, 2013 . March 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302093028/http://transportblog.co.nz/2013/07/11/guest-post-trying-out-south-koreas-new-light-metro-line/ . March 2, 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: YONGIN EVERLINE LRT: 5TH FULLY AUTOMATED METRO LINE IN SOUTH KOREA. UITP. April 29, 2013.
  5. Web site: 17 April 2015 . [용인경전철 2년-상]하루 이용객 3만명 시대 명암 ]. [Yongin Light Rail Transit 2-year-old] Contrast in the era of 30,000 daily passengers . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714052058/http://www.newsis.com/ar_detail/view.html?ar_id=NISX20150417_0013606764&cID=10803&pID=10800 . 14 July 2015 . 1 March 2022 . Newsis.
  6. Web site: (경기도 도시철도) 용인경전철 연장. Future Rail Database. December 9, 2011. ko. November 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184910/http://frdb2.wo.to/944.htm. September 27, 2013. dead.