The Wolmi Sea Train (월미바다열차), formerly known as Wolmi Galaxy Rail, is a monorail on the island of Wolmido in Incheon, South Korea. The monorail line has 4 stations and covers 6.1 km connecting Wolmido Island to Incheon Station, the west terminus of Seoul Subway Line 1 and the Suin Line.[1] 1.15 km is double-tracked, but the loop around Wolmido (3.94 km) is single-track. Phase 2, if built, would have added 2 km single track connecting to Dong-Incheon station, also on Metro Line 1, with a potential Phase 3 looping back to Incheon station.[1] The system is the first in the world to use Urbanaut technology, whose selling point is an inverse T-shaped track: large wheels run on the horizontal part of the track, while small wheels press against the rail and keep it in place.[2][3]
Wolmi Eunha station
The project was started in 2007, where it was originally designed to be a major monorail carrying 70 passengers. The line was scheduled to open in March 2010,[4] but opening was repeatedly postponed.[5] The project has a poor safety record. In April 2010, a test vehicle collided with a rail inspection vehicle, causing it to crash into a station, parts of which collapsed onto the street below. In August 2010, a wheel falling from the vehicle on a test run injured a pedestrian.[6] In May 2012, a current collector fell off the train, although there were no injuries.[7] In 2011, Joongang Daily reported that construction had been indefinitely suspended due to "colossal corruption",[8] and that what had been built was set to be demolished due to "safety issues".[9] It was reported the system was not built to the specifications of the Urbanaut.[10] A technical inspection in May 2013 revealed numerous unresolved safety issues.[11] In August 2014, it was announced that the monorail was unsafe and the project would be abandoned.[12]
The cost of the entire system, originally estimated at US$60 million,[13] had risen to 110 billion South Korean won (approx. US$100 million) before construction was suspended. A revised plan in 2015 cut the size of the trains to carrying 24 passengers. Construction based on the revised plan began in February 2015 aimed to complete in Fall 2016.[14] It was eventually opened on October 8, 2019.[15]
wolmi, train, 월미바다열차, formerly, known, wolmi, galaxy, rail, monorail, island, wolmido, incheon, south, korea, monorail, line, stations, covers, connecting, wolmido, island, incheon, station, west, terminus, seoul, subway, line, suin, line, double, tracked, loo. The Wolmi Sea Train 월미바다열차 formerly known as Wolmi Galaxy Rail is a monorail on the island of Wolmido in Incheon South Korea The monorail line has 4 stations and covers 6 1 km connecting Wolmido Island to Incheon Station the west terminus of Seoul Subway Line 1 and the Suin Line 1 1 15 km is double tracked but the loop around Wolmido 3 94 km is single track Phase 2 if built would have added 2 km single track connecting to Dong Incheon station also on Metro Line 1 with a potential Phase 3 looping back to Incheon station 1 The system is the first in the world to use Urbanaut technology whose selling point is an inverse T shaped track large wheels run on the horizontal part of the track while small wheels press against the rail and keep it in place 2 3 Wolmi Eunha station The project was started in 2007 where it was originally designed to be a major monorail carrying 70 passengers The line was scheduled to open in March 2010 4 but opening was repeatedly postponed 5 The project has a poor safety record In April 2010 a test vehicle collided with a rail inspection vehicle causing it to crash into a station parts of which collapsed onto the street below In August 2010 a wheel falling from the vehicle on a test run injured a pedestrian 6 In May 2012 a current collector fell off the train although there were no injuries 7 In 2011 Joongang Daily reported that construction had been indefinitely suspended due to colossal corruption 8 and that what had been built was set to be demolished due to safety issues 9 It was reported the system was not built to the specifications of the Urbanaut 10 A technical inspection in May 2013 revealed numerous unresolved safety issues 11 In August 2014 it was announced that the monorail was unsafe and the project would be abandoned 12 The cost of the entire system originally estimated at US 60 million 13 had risen to 110 billion South Korean won approx US 100 million before construction was suspended A revised plan in 2015 cut the size of the trains to carrying 24 passengers Construction based on the revised plan began in February 2015 aimed to complete in Fall 2016 14 It was eventually opened on October 8 2019 15 List of stations editRoute Station Name English Station Name Hangul Station Name Hanja Transfer Distance km Total Distance Location Wolmi Sea 월미바다 月尾海 nbsp nbsp via Incheon Incheon Jung gu Wolmi Park 월미공원 月尾公園 Wolmi Culture Street 월미문화의거리 月尾文化街 The Museum of Korea Emigration History 박물관 博物館References edit a b 도심관광은 전차를 타고 기호일보 August 22 2007 WOLMIDO URBANAUT MONORAIL Wolmi Sea Train monorail finally opens 예비 명물 월미은하레일 시험대 현대일보 August 12 2009 개통 앞둔 월미은하레일 시운전 in Korean Retrieved 2023 09 30 Wolmido Monorail Incheon 3차례 개통연기 월미은하레일 또 사고 시험운행중 지상 10m 높이서 전력공급장치 떨어져나가 9 May 2012 Go after tax wasters Korea JoongAng Daily 16 May 2011 Viewpoint What happened to Korean frugality Korea JoongAng Daily 22 June 2011 Wolmido Monorail South Korea Page 1 of 2 www monorails org Archived from the original on 2011 06 17 Retrieved 2016 12 10 월미은하레일 안전용역 지금 상태 운행 불가 in Korean Retrieved 2023 09 30 Zigzag monorail won t operate The Hankyoreh Incheon Construction 01 10 04 www monorails org 853억 고철덩어리 월미은하레일 다시 달린다 YTN February 4 2015 Korea Herald 2019 10 08 Wolmi Sea Train kicks off Retrieved 2019 10 10 See also editSubways in South Korea Seoul Metropolitan Subway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wolmi Sea Train amp oldid 1211378751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
