It was the first maglev train line to begin commercial operation in the country.

The National Science Museum carried out installation work on infrastructure such as bridge piers, tracks, and stations from 2005 to May 2007.

In June 2007, Hyundai Rotem and the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials completed the comprehensive test run after installing UTM-02.

[2] As part of the 2014 Expo Science Park re-creation project, half of the section was demolished, leading to a sharp drop in visitors, and operations were completely suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[3] The rolling stock was UTM-02 manufactured by Hyundai Rotem, and was operated in a basic 2-car trainset.