Oh Se-hoon, First Work Schedule of the New Year: On-site Visit to 'Sillim Line Urban Railway'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 3rd, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon visited the construction site of the ‘Sillim Line Urban Railway,’ scheduled to open in May this year, as his first work schedule of the new year to check the final preparations for opening and the status of facility safety.

Mayor Oh visited the integrated control center that monitors and controls train operations to receive a report on the project status of the ‘Korean Wireless Communication-based Train Control System (KRTCS),’ a next-generation unmanned operation system introduced for the first time in Korea. This system remotely controls and manages train departure and stop, door and screen door opening and closing from the control room without a driver.

Afterwards, Mayor Oh rode the section from Boramae Hospital Station to Seoul National University Venture Town Station with citizens. He plans to freely communicate with citizens who have been waiting for the opening of the Sillim Line, including Yeouido office workers expecting shorter commuting times, Seoul National University students who had to use buses due to the lack of nearby subway stations, and market merchants near the Sillim Line, while traveling through five stations and discussing the anticipated benefits of the Sillim Line opening.

Meanwhile, the ‘Sillim Line Urban Railway’ project was finalized in 2008 but faced delays such as the original main contractor’s workout, resulting in the project being completed only after 14 years. It allows travel from Yeouido to Seoul National University in just 16 minutes, half the previous time, improving the quality of life for residents in the southwestern area and resolving public transportation blind spots to realize transportation welfare. It is also expected to be a groundbreaking opportunity for regional development.

The ‘Sillim Line Urban Railway’ is a 7.8 km line connecting 11 stations from Saetgang Station to Gwanaksan (Seoul National University) Station, capable of transporting up to 130,000 passengers daily. The travel time from start to end is only 16 minutes, and it connects with Lines 1, 2, 7, and 9. Currently, with a construction progress rate of 96%, only interior station construction, facility work, and road restoration remain, and operational testing for opening is scheduled to begin this month.

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