Will Jije Station Change Its Name to 'Pyeongtaek Jije Station'?

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City has begun the process to change the name of Jije Station to 'Pyeongtaek Jije Station.'

The city explained that the measure is intended to resolve confusion among railway users due to the low recognition of the Jije name and its geographic location, while strengthening the status of the station as a major railway transportation hub in the southern Seoul metropolitan area that serves SRT, metropolitan rail transit, and the Suwon-originating KTX (opening in 2024).

From December 2 to 20 of last year, the city conducted a public survey to gather opinions on the awareness of Jije Station and the station name change through the city website, relevant townships and administrative divisions, Pyeongtaek Station, Jije Station, and major departure/arrival stations with high railway traffic (Seoul Station, Suseo Station, Busan Station, and Gwangju Songjeong Station).

The survey results showed that 68.6% of local residents in Pyeongtaek supported the change, and 89.2% of railway users across the nation supported it, indicating largely positive responses to the station name change.

The main reason for support was stated as 'people are not familiar with Jije.' Particularly in surveys targeting railway users from other regions, the name and geographic awareness of Jije Station were significantly low.

After confirming positive opinions from local residents and nationwide railway users, the city plans to request the station name change for Jije Station from the Korea Railroad Facility Corporation by the end of February. The final decision on the station name change will be made through deliberation by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Station Name Review Committee.