Migeum Station Detailed Design Project... Suwon City to Take Legal Action

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has confirmed the establishment of Migeum Station in the Bundang Line extension section between Jeongja and Gwanggyo, proceeding with detailed design project work despite Suwon City's opposition. Suwon City has announced it will take legal action.

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Suwon City on the 21st, Gyeonggi Railroad Co., Ltd., the implementing agency for the Bundang Line extension double-track railroad project between Jeongja and Gwanggyo, is currently conducting detailed design project work related to the establishment of Migeum Station.

The Ministry plans to reflect the results of this project in the Bundang Line extension master plan when it is completed around the second half of the year.

This project follows the Ministry's internal confirmation of the Migeum Station establishment plan in October of last year.

At that time, the Ministry decided that construction and operational costs for Migeum Station would be shared based on the results of a government research institute's project and that detailed design work for Migeum Station would be prioritized to prevent project delays.

The Ministry also decided not to accept Suwon City's demands, including a "re-verification of the Migeum Station feasibility project."

In response, Suwon City decided to take legal action, including filing administrative appeals and lawsuits to cancel confirmed station dispositions, once the Ministry officially announces the Migeum Station establishment plan.

A Suwon City official stated, "The Ministry is unilaterally pushing forward with the establishment without consultation," and added, "Once the Ministry follows official administrative procedures such as approving the detailed design, legal action becomes unavoidable."

The Bundang Line extension section between Jeongja and Gwanggyo (12.8 km) is scheduled to open in February 2016, and Suwon City will bear approximately 30%, or approximately 452 billion won, of the total project cost of 1.5343 trillion won.

Suwon City has previously requested that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport make a decision on whether to establish Migeum Station after conducting re-verification projects four times through official written communication.