Seryou 1-dong Holds Suin Line Photo Exhibition

Seryou 1-dong in Gwonseon District held a Suin Line photo exhibition on the 21st at Suin Line Seryou Park under the auspices of the Suin Line Community Development Promotion Committee (Chairman Lee Ki-gwan).

Local residents who hold old memories of the Suin Line railway and trains pursued the "Train Journey on the Suin Line with Books" project through 2013, installing a library and cafe utilizing trains at Suin Line Seryou Park, which was created on the site of the abandoned Suin Line railway.

This photo exhibition was held to encourage resident participation and gain consensus ahead of the project implementation. It was realized through resident participation, including receiving donations of photographs related to the Suin Line from residents since October.

Photographs and paintings depicting the small narrow-gauge trains that opened in 1937 and traveled between Suwon and Incheon for approximately 60 years, as well as old views of Suwon City, will be on display.

At this photo exhibition event, Segok Children's Daycare and kindergarten and Aha Kindergarten participated, displaying approximately 80 paintings of the Suin Line train journey drawn by kindergarten students.

Additionally, the "Suin Line" guitar club at Seryou 1-dong Resident Autonomous Center participated in performances, and the Resident Autonomous Committee prepared food such as pajeon and fish cakes.

Lee Ki-gwan, chairman of the Resident Autonomous Committee, said, "Going forward, we will purchase trains being sold as surplus by Korea Railroad Corporation and operate a library and cafe within Seryou Park to develop it into a park where residents can enjoy tea and conversation."