Sejong Requests Cooperation for ITX Sejong Station Installation... Chungbuk Says "Emotional Resistance, Review Needed"

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The temperature gap between Sejong and Chungbuk still remains over the installation of ITX Sejong Station.

Sejong City recently announced on the 17th that at the Chungcheong Regional Administrative Council held in Cheongju, Chungbuk, Mayor Lee Chun-hee of Sejong City requested cooperation from the metropolitan governors of Daejeon, Chungnam, and Chungbuk for the installation of ITX Sejong Station.

According to the city, Sejong is currently promoting a plan to operate trains between Sejong and Seoul, and Sejong and Cheongju Airport through the construction of a new 10 km branch line from the conventional Gyeongbu Line to Sejong Government Complex (Sejong Line) and the installation of Sejong Station near the Sejong Government Complex.

The city is currently conducting a research project on the establishment of ITX Sejong Station and KTX Sejong Station and is awaiting the results to be released in June.

In this regard, Mayor Lee Chun-hee emphasized at the Chungcheong Regional Administrative Council, "The installation of ITX Sejong Station is expected to improve the efficiency of central government ministries' work and the convenience of visitors, and it is linked with the Chungbuk Line and the Daejeon~Sejong metropolitan railway, which will increase the number of users at Cheongju Airport."

He also appealed that "by linking ITX Sejong Station with the Chungcheong Industrial Culture Railway (Boryeong Line), the inland railway transportation network in Chungnam can be improved." In fact, he requested neighboring metropolitan governments to support the installation process of ITX Sejong Station.

However, Chungbuk, which had previously shown a tense stance over the establishment of KTX Sejong Station, still showed a temperature gap with Sejong. In response to Mayor Lee Chun-hee's remarks, Governor Lee Si-jong of Chungbuk said, "There may be a sense of rejection in the Chungbuk region (regarding the establishment of ITX Sejong Station, etc.)," and drew a line by saying, "After the results of the ongoing research project are released, it seems necessary for the working-level officials of both local governments to mutually review the matter."

Behind this, Chungbuk appears to be concerned that if ITX Sejong Station is established in Sejong, the demand for KTX Osong Station may shift to ITX Sejong Station.

Meanwhile, at the Administrative Council, Daejeon shared opinions on the 'construction of Boryeong~Daejeon~Boeun (Yeongdeok) Expressway,' Chungnam on the 'joint proposal by Chungcheong local governments for the extension of the metropolitan subway to the Independence Hall,' and Chungbuk on the 'establishment of the next-generation mid-region synchrotron accelerator.'

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