Escalators to Be Installed at Gwangmyeong Intersection Station Central Stairs

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yoo Je-sung] Gwangmyeong City will install escalators on the central stairs inside Gwangmyeong Intersection Station to enhance convenience for subway users.

On the 6th, the city signed an 'Agreement for entrustment of basic and detailed design services for escalator installation on the central stairs inside Gwangmyeong Intersection Station' with Seoul Metro at the city hall conference room.

Under this agreement, the city will bear the cost of 200 million won for the basic and detailed design services for escalator installation, and Seoul Metro will carry out the relevant services.

If Seoul Metro completes the design services by the end of this year, the city plans to install two escalators (up and down, 1.2m wide/1200-type) on the central stairs connecting B1 and B2 levels of Gwangmyeong Intersection Station, targeting completion by the end of 2029.

Gwangmyeong Intersection Station is a key transportation hub in Gwangmyeong City with an average of 41,176 daily users (as of 2025, ranked 4th among 42 stations on Line 7 managed by Seoul Metro), and is a subway station with heavy traffic during commute hours and at other times. However, due to narrow sidewalks connected to external entrances, there have been constraints on installing escalators and other mobility facilities, causing inconvenience to citizens. Currently, only one of the 10 entrances, the 9th entrance, has an escalator installed.

Accordingly, the city decided to install escalators on the central stairs inside the station where numerous passengers concentrate, in order to address the current structural limitations and maximize user convenience.

The central stairs are a major traffic route commonly used by passengers from exits 2 through 9, and if escalators are installed, it is expected that mobility convenience for citizens, including the elderly and mobility-impaired individuals, will be greatly improved.

Mayor Park Seung-won said, "As demand for using Gwangmyeong Intersection Station is expected to continue to increase due to redevelopment and reconstruction projects, I will ensure that the installation project proceeds smoothly so that transportation convenience for citizens can be improved." He added, "I will also actively recommend necessary measures such as increasing the number of trains on Line 7 to Seoul Metro to achieve transportation improvements that citizens can feel, such as reducing congestion during commute hours."