Yongin Mayor Baek Gun-ki: "Reflect Gyeonggang Line Extension and Fourth National Railway Network Construction Plan"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Noh-hoon] Yongin Mayor Baek Gun-ki visited the National Assembly on the 23rd and met with Congressman Kim Min-gi and Vice Minister of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Son Myung-soo, requesting that “three railroad lines planned by Yongin City, including the Gyeonggang Line extension, be reflected in the Fourth National Railway Network Construction Plan, which is scheduled to be finalized in the first half of next year.”

Mayor Baek emphasized that the three lines proposed by the city must be promoted to resolve traffic congestion in the southeastern region of Yongin, a railway-transportation underserved area, and that the Bundang Line extension was also a presidential campaign promise.

Previously, since 2019, the city has proposed to the government the Gyeonggang Line extension connecting Samseong Station in Gwangju~Everland~Idong~Anseong, the Bundang Line extension connecting Giheung Station~Dongtan 2 New City~Osan University, and the new Dongtan-Bupyeong Line connecting Dongtan Station~Namsa~Idong~Wonsam~Bupyeong Station.

Vice Minister Son said, “I agree with the necessity of railroads in the Yongin area” and “I will give it sufficient consideration and review.”

Additionally, discussions were held regarding the ‘pre-feasibility study project for Seoul Line 3 extension response and preparation of efficient alternatives’ jointly promoted by three cities—Seongnam, Yongin, and Suwon—and regarding the progress of reviewing the Seoul Line 3 extension route plan (draft) including the relocation of the Seoseo vehicle depot.