Wirye Line
Overview
Native name서울 경전철 위례선 (慰禮線)
StatusUnder construction
Termini
Stations12
History
Planned openingSeptember 2026
Technical
Line length5.44 km (3.38 mi)
Track gauge1.435 mm

The Wirye Line (Korean위례선; 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 2026, 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 [ko] in 1968.[1][2] The line will use standard-gauge tracks, the trams will be Woojin units powered by batteries that can be charged by fuel cells.[3]

Stations

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Main Line

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Station
Number
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer Distance
in km
Total
Distance
Location
W01
Macheon 마천
W02
Bugwirye 북위례
W03
Wiryesol 위례솔
W04
Deoksu High School 덕수고등학교
W05
Wirye Lake Park 위례호수공원
W06
Wiryebyeol 위례별
W07
Wirye Jungang Square 위례중앙광 Wirye–Sinsa Line
W08
Wirye History Park 위례역사공원 Branch line
W11
Wirye Smart City 위례스마트시티 스마트시티
W12
Bokjeong 복정 Suin–Bundang Line

Branch line

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Station
Number
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer Distance
in km
Total
Distance
Location
W08
Wirye History Park 위례역사공원 Main line
W09
Wirye Tram Square 위례트램스퀘어 트램스퀘어
W10
Namwirye 남위례

References

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  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.
  3. ^ "Seoul's Wirye line tram unveiled". www.mainspring.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2025.