SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A ceremony was held on Thursday to celebrate the start of the Wirye tram line construction.
Once the construction is complete, trams will return to Seoul for the first time in 57 years.
The Wirye Line, scheduled for completion in 2025, will run 5.8 kilometers from Seoul Metro’s Macheon Station on Line 5 to Bokjeong Station on Line 8 and South Wirye Station.
The Wirye tram will have 12 stations including three transfer stations and one train depot. Two bridges will be built to cross streams.
The vehicles will be designed to have low floors to maximize the accessibility of seniors, the disabled, and other vulnerable groups.
The tram cars will have electric cables with large batteries built into the roof of the vehicle to minimize carbon emissions.
The rails will be dug into the ground to minimize disruption of the city landscape, with low noise levels, the city said.
Each tram will consist of five passenger cars, for a maximum capacity of 260 people.
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