Suncheon City Welcomes Decision to Establish Integrated Office of Korail Gwangju Jeonnam Headquarters in Suncheon

Opportunity for Railway-Centered City to Rebound, Population Growth and Regional Economic Revitalization Expected

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City (Mayor Heo Seok) has expressed its welcome regarding the decision to locate the Korail Gwangju-Jeonnam Headquarters integrated office in Suncheon.

Korail, through a large-scale organizational restructuring, integrated the Jeonnam Headquarters and Gwangju Headquarters into the Gwangju-Jeonnam Headquarters, and after considering national balanced development and the impact on the regional economy, decided to place the integrated office in Suncheon, where the current Jeonnam Headquarters is located.

Suncheon is a railway hub city where the Jeolla Line and Gyeongjeon Line intersect and where the former Suncheon Regional Railroad Office was located. Following the Yeosu Expo and Suncheon Bay Garden Expo, KTX services were introduced, and now Suncheon has gained another opportunity to re-emerge as a pivotal city in railway business.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, “We warmly welcome the decision to locate the integrated office in Suncheon,” and added, “We thank Korea Railroad Corporation for this decision and look forward to revitalizing the regional economy through the railway industry.”

Meanwhile, local merchant associations such as the Station Market Merchants Association, Araetjang Merchants Association, Jogok-dong and Pungdeok-dong Community Leaders Council, and Suncheon City Community Leaders Council also expressed their welcome and expectations for regional economic revitalization.

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