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The Sillim Line (Korean: 신림선) is a rubber-tyred light metro which is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It opened on May 24, 2022.[2]

Stations

Main line

All stations are in Seoul.

Station
Number 		Station name
English 		Station name
Hangul 		Transfer Distance
in km 		Total
Distance 		Location
S401 Saetgang 샛강 — 0.0
Yeongdeungpo-gu
S402 Daebang
(Sungae Hospital) 		대방
(성애병원) 		0.6 0.6
S403 Seoul Regional Office of Military Manpower 서울지방병무청 0.9 1.5
S404 Boramae 보라매 0.6 2.1
Dongjak-gu
S405 Boramae Park 보라매공원 Nangok branch 0.6 2.7
S406 Boramae Medical Center
(Korea Specialty Contractor Center) 		보라매병원
(전문건설회관) 		0.8 3.5
S407 Danggok 당곡 0.5 4.0
Gwanak-gu
S408 Sillim 신림 0.7 4.7
S409 Seowon 서원 0.7 5.4
S410 Seoul National Univ. Venture Town 서울대벤처타운 1.1 6.5
S411 Gwanaksan
(Seoul National Univ.) 		관악산
(서울대) 		1.1 7.6

Proposed extensions

A northern extension towards Dongyeouido (station name is not determined yet) is currently being considered to provide transfers to Seobu Line.[3]

A five-station branch line from Boramae Park is also currently being considered.[4] Citizens of Geumcheon District have lobbied for a further extension of the branch to Geumcheon-gu Office station.[5] The proposed stations are listed below.

All stations are in Seoul.

Station
Number 		Station name
English 		Station name
Hangul 		Station name
Hanja 		Transfer Distance
in km 		Total
Distance 		Location
Boramae Park 보라매공원 보라매公園 Nangok branch
Dongjak-gu
Sindaebang 신대방 新大方
Nangoksageori 난곡사거리 蘭谷四거리
Gwanak-gu
Misung 미성 美星
Nangok 난곡 蘭谷
Nanhyang 난향 蘭香

A two-station southern extension of the line into the Seoul National University campus was considered but ultimately cancelled.[6]

Ridership

Sillim Line Ridership[7]
Year Ridership Change (%) Remarks
2026
2025
2024 28,663,000 Increase 8.2
2023 26,483,000 Increase 101.1
2022 13,174,000 – Operations began on May 24, 2022

References

  1. ^ “신림선 28일 개통…서울대~여의도 16분 만에 간다”.
  2. ^ Burroughs, David (2022-06-07). “Seoul’s Sillim Line rubber-tyred metro opens”. International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  3. ^ “6개 경전철 신설 등 서울시 10년간 도시철도 사업 추진”. 20 February 2019.
  4. ^ “서울 경전철 사업 본궤도 오른다…6개 노선 신설 등 최종 승인 임박”. 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ “‘경전철 난곡선 금천구청역 연장 위한 토론회’ 성황리 마쳐”. 19 November 2018.
  6. ^ “신림선 연장 사실상 무산, 서부선 연장 논의 시작돼”. 26 February 2017.
  7. ^ “Seoul Metropolitan Subway Transport Statistics”. Official Website of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 11 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)