| Box Width: | 22em |
| U Line | |
| Native Name: | Uijeongbu-Gyeongjeoncheol |
| Type: | Rubber-tyred light metro |
| System: | Seoul Metropolitan Subway |
| Status: | Operational |
| Start: | Balgok |
| End: | Depot Temporary Platform |
| Stations: | 16 |
| Open: | 29 June 2012 (trial) 1 July 2012 (revenue) |
| Operator: | Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit Co., Ltd |
| Stock: | 15 × Siemens VAL 208 U100 |
| Linelength: | 11.3km (07miles) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Gauge: | 1620mm |
| Speed: | 80km/h |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The U Line is a driverless, fully automatic, grade-separated[1] light metro[2] line in Uijeongbu, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea. The "U" is short for the city Uijeongbu. The line uses Véhicule Automatique Léger (VAL) 208 trains built by Siemens Transportation Systems. The system is very similar to the Lille Metro, Toulouse Metro and Rennes Metro in France. The line color is amber.
The line is 11.2km (07miles) long on elevated track and offers a transfer to Line 1 at Hoeryong Station. Single rides cost 1,550 won. During rush hours trains come every 3 and a half minutes with trains coming every 6 to 10 minutes during all other hours. Trains are in service 19.5 hours a day, from 5 am until 12:30 am.[3] [4] From Balgok Station to Tapseok Station, the U Line will take riders 19 minutes and 54 seconds, versus a car, at 31 minutes 6 seconds, or a public bus, taking 40 minutes and 6 seconds.[5] Two extensions are planned.[6]
After four and a half years of operating at a continual loss, a debt of 240 billion won prompted board members of the Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit Company to file for bankruptcy in late 2016. If the Seoul Central District Court agrees to the filing then operation reverts to the city government. On 5 January 2017, Uijeongbu Mayor Ahn Byung-yong promised the line would continue operation.[7]
The U Line is physically connected to the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system and allows payment via the T-money smart card. It allows transfer to other lines and buses since 6 December 2014.[9] Discounts are available for youth and free rides exist for those over 65 years of age.
The line uses VAL 208 rolling stock also used on the metros in Lille, Toulouse, Rennes (Line A only), and Turin, as well as the CDGVAL at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. However, unlike those cities, the trains have air conditioning to suit the more humid climate of South Korea.
There is no station numbered U116.
All stations are in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do.
| Station number | Station name | Transfer | Station distance | Total distance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul | Hanja | in km | |||||||||
| U110 | Balgok | Korean: [[:ko:발곡역|발곡]] | ||||||||||
| U111 | Korean: [[:ko:회룡역|회룡]] | |||||||||||
| U112 | Beomgol | Korean: [[:ko:범골역|범골]] | 범골 | |||||||||
| U113 | Korean: [[:ko:경전철의정부역|경전철의정부]] | |||||||||||
| U114 | Uijeongbu City Hall | Korean: [[:ko:의정부시청역|의정부시청]] | ||||||||||
| U115 | Korean: [[:ko:흥선역|흥선]] | |||||||||||
| U117 | Uijeongbujungang | Korean: [[:ko:의정부중앙역|의정부중앙]] | ||||||||||
| U118 | Dongo | Korean: [[:ko:동오역|동오]] | ||||||||||
| U119 | Korean: [[:ko:새말역|새말]] | 새말 | ||||||||||
| U120 | Gyeonggi Provincial Government Northern Office | Korean: [[:ko:경기도청북부청사역|경기도청북부청사]] | ||||||||||
| U121 | Hyoja | Korean: [[:ko:효자역 (의정부)|효자]] | ||||||||||
| U122 | Gonje | Korean: [[:ko:곤제역|곤제]] | ||||||||||
| U123 | Eoryong (Yonghyeon Industrial Complex) | Korean: [[:ko:어룡역 (의정부)|어룡]] <br /><small>([[:ko:어룡역 (의정부)|용현산업단지]])</small> | ||||||||||
| U124 | Songsan | Korean: [[:ko:송산역 (의정부)|송산]] | ||||||||||
| U125 | Tapseok | Korean: [[:ko:탑석역|탑석]] | ||||||||||
| U126 | Depot Temporary Platform (Cultural Convergence Complex) | Korean: [[:ko:의정부 경전철 차량기지 임시승강장|차량기지 임시승강장]] <br /><small>([[:ko:의정부 경전철 차량기지 임시승강장|복합문화융합단지]])</small> | ||||||||||