Uijeongbu LRT

The Uijeongbu automatic metro line (LRT) that serves the city in connexion with Seoul Metro line 1, has been constructed under the Korean Act governing public-private partnerships in infrastructure projects.

The Implementation Agreement was signed on 13 April 2006 between the Korean authorities and the concessionnaire, U-Line. The project has been implemented under a BOT agreement. 

• 11 km elevated line (U-shape viaduct)
• 15 stations and 1 depot
• VAL system
• 26 m long trainsets (2 coaches in matched pair) without driver
• CAPEX: € 400 millions (estimated)

SYSTRA is one of the Shareholders of the U-Line company and participates to the project and is involved in the construction of the line as Project Manager representative of the Client: U-Line.

SYSTRA’s main activities were :

• Direction of the project
• Planning
• Documentation management
• Reporting
• Management of the interfaces between civil engineering and systems
• Rolling Stock design review
• Factory inspection for Rolling Stock
• Assistance with testing and commissioning
• U shape viaduct construction supervision.