Gyeonggi and Chungcheongnam Discuss Early Commencement of Seohae Line Double-Track Railway

Gyeonggi Province is joining forces with Chungcheongnam Province to accelerate the implementation of the Seohae Line double-track railway.

The province announced on the 10th that it will discuss joint cooperation measures for early commencement of construction on the Seohae Line double-track railway with 5-6 staff members from Chungcheongnam Province at the provincial government office on the 11th.

Officials from both local governments are scheduled to discuss in the meeting the release of a joint statement by Governor Kim Moon-soo and Chungcheongnam Governor Ahn Hee-jung, and whether to adopt a joint petition.

The petition is reported to include ▲completion of the Seohae Line double-track railway by 2018 ▲a request to reflect 60 billion won in government budget for next year.

The Seohae Line double-track railway is a general railroad spanning 89.2 kilometers connecting Songsan in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province to Hongseong, Chungcheongnam Province, with a total project cost of 3.092840 trillion won.

The government already completed basic and detailed designs in 2012; however, concerns about delays have arisen as the government did not reflect 20 billion won in construction costs this year, citing financial difficulties.