Osan Mayor Lee Gwon-jae Submits KTX Osan Station Stop Proposal and 120,000 Petition Signatures to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] Osan Mayor Lee Gwon-jae submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport regarding metropolitan transportation projects, including the KTX Suwon Line's stop at Osan Station, a long-cherished wish of the city's 240,000 residents.

On the 17th, the mayor met with Vice Minister Baek Won-guk of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport at the National Land Development Exhibition Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, and explained major metropolitan transportation issues including the KTX Suwon Line's stop at Osan Station, requesting the ministry's cooperation in promoting these projects.

Mayor Lee stated, "Major transportation issues including the KTX Suwon Line's stop at Osan Station will be important matters when Segyo District 3 is fully occupied and the city approaches a population of 500,000. Since this is a proactive transportation policy pursued with this in mind, I request your special attention in analyzing demand," he said.

In response, Vice Minister Baek Won-guk replied, "We will carefully review the matters proposed by Osan City with our working-level staff."

During the full discussion, the city requested active reflection on △KTX Suwon Line's stop at Osan Station △extension of the Byeongjeong-Gwanggyo Line (Byeongjeong~Jinan District~Gwanggyo) to Segyo District △extension of the Bundang Line to Segyo District.

Particularly regarding the KTX Suwon Line's stop at Osan Station, the city delivered petition signatures from 120,568 citizens who participated in the 'Civic Petition Campaign for KTX Osan Station Stop' conducted over three months from late last year through early this year to the ministry.

As Mayor Lee handed the petition signatures to Vice Minister Baek Won-guk, he said, "This is equivalent to approximately 120,000 people, roughly half of Osan's 240,000 residents, participating. This reflects the ardent hopes of local residents," emphasizing the point repeatedly.

A city official also noted that when the ministry announced Segyo District 3 as a candidate for new supply in November of last year, it emphasized railroad transportation infrastructure such as the KTX Suwon Line and GTX-C, and requested that the ministry actively pursue the KTX Suwon Line's stop at Osan Station based on this foundation.

Mayor Lee said, "Segyo District 3 is adjacent to the semiconductor cluster in southern Gyeonggi Province, which offers significant conditions for generating synergies. The creation of a high-tech industrial complex is key to preventing Osan from becoming a bedroom community and enabling the creation of future economic drivers, so I hope you will convey this message to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport."