EverLine

EverLine
Overview
Native name에버라인
Everline
StatusOperational
OwnerYongin EverLine Co,. Ltd., Neo Trans
Termini
  • Giheung
  • Jeondae - Everland
Stations15
Service
TypePeople mover
Depot(s)Samga
Rolling stock30 × Bombardier Innovia ART 200 Y100
History
OpenedApril 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)[1]
Technical
Line length18.143 km (11.274 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC Third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingBombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTC

Yongin EverLine (or EverLine; Korean에버라인, Yongin Light Rail Transit) is a fully automated driverless 18.1-kilometer (11.2 mi) 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.[1][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.

  1. ^ a b '용인 경전철' 오늘부터 달린다 (in Korean). Simin Ilbo. April 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Bombardier Transportation accused of corruption in South Korea". CBC News. January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "Guest Post: Trying out South Korea's new Light Metro line". transportblog.co.nz. July 11, 2013. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "YONGIN EVERLINE LRT: 5TH FULLY AUTOMATED METRO LINE IN SOUTH KOREA". UITP. April 29, 2013.