Gangdong-gu Launches Research Project for GTX-D Introduction

Promotion of New Metropolitan Express Railway Line Connecting Western Seoul Metropolitan Area to Gangdong... Realizing Transportation Welfare for 550,000 Population and Advancing as a Transportation Hub

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) is making a full-scale effort to attract the 수도권광역급행철도 (GTX)-D line to realize transportation welfare for its residents.

Gangdong-gu has been preparing to introduce the GTX new line plan included in the ‘Metropolitan Transportation 2030’ announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Metropolitan Transportation Committee on October 31 last year, and on June 8, it launched the ‘GTX-D Introduction Research Project.’

This project aims to establish a plan for a new GTX-D station within Gangdong-gu and review the feasibility of the project through comprehensive analysis of economic viability, financial soundness, and policy aspects, and will be carried out until November. Considering Gangdong-gu’s population density and transportation demand, the optimal route will be sought, and in the second half of the year, residents’ opinions will be collected through policy seminars and briefings.

Since March, Gangdong-gu has been conducting an online and offline signature campaign to attract GTX-D, and in April, it agreed to jointly cooperate with Hanam-si to promote the GTX-D line. In September, it plans to hold meetings with the Minister of Strategy and Finance, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Mayor of Seoul to deliver the residents’ petition and propose the establishment of a GTX-D Gangdong-gu station.

If the GTX-D line, which starts from the western metropolitan area, passes through Gangdong-gu, combined with the extension of subway lines 5, 8, and 9 and the opening of the Seoul-Sejong Expressway, Gangdong-gu is expected to emerge as a key hub and transportation center in the eastern metropolitan area.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “Gangdong-gu is currently undergoing dynamic changes such as major large-scale development projects and entering a city of 550,000 population in 2023, focusing on building transportation infrastructure to respond to the rapidly increasing transportation demand. We will do our best to fulfill the residents’ wishes so that GTX-D, which connects the southern metropolitan hub within 30 minutes, can pass through Gangdong-gu.”

The introduction timing and target area of the GTX-D line have not been decided yet, and the outline is expected to be revealed in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s 4th National Railroad Network Construction Plan next June.

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