Boarding KTX to Busan and Mokpo at Chang-dong Station in Dobong-gu

It is expected that passengers will be able to use the Suseo-origin KTX (SRT) traveling to Busan and Mokpo from Changdong Station... The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to expand the underground station space at Changdong Station to allow GTX-C line and KTX (SRT) to run together, and to pre-design the connecting line between GTX-A and C lines at Samsung Station's complex transfer center in the basic plan for the GTX-C line.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] It is expected that the Suseo-origin KTX (SRT) traveling to Busan and Mokpo will be accessible from Chang-dong Station in Dobong-gu (Mayor Lee Dong-jin).

In the basic plan for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's GTX-C line, scheduled to be announced next month, the underground station space at Chang-dong Station will be expanded to allow the GTX-C line and KTX (SRT) to run together. Additionally, the connecting line between GTX-A and C lines at Samsung Station's complex transfer center will be preemptively incorporated into the design. However, the future extension of KTX (SRT) to Uijeongbu will be decided again after comprehensively considering profitability and transportation demand, though the atmosphere is positive toward the KTX (SRT) Uijeongbu extension.

This achievement was made possible after persistent efforts such as forming the ‘KTX Metropolitan Northeast Extension Preparation Committee (Secretary, Dobong-gu Mayor Lee Dong-jin)’ to extend the KTX (SRT) line to Uijeongbu, holding policy forums on resolving technical issues and proactive railway network construction, and meetings with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

In particular, the key factors, according to officials, included ▲the inclusion of the project to extend the Suseo-origin SRT to Uijeongbu in the ‘3rd National Railway Network Construction Plan’ in June 2016 ▲passing the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s preliminary feasibility study in December 2018 (B/C 1.36, AHP 0.616) ▲the fact that previous multiple feasibility studies never excluded the KTX extension project ▲the introduction of new trains (EMU vehicles) capable of sharing KTX-GTX platforms, and the analysis showing cost savings on additional construction for KTX extension when installing connecting tracks between GTX-A and GTX-C lines at Samsung Station.

Dobong-gu Mayor Lee Dong-jin stated, “Going forward, we will devote all efforts to the KTX Uijeongbu extension so that Chang-dong Seoul Arena and the ‘Chang-dong·Sanggye New Economic Center’ can become a metropolitan hub in northeastern Seoul and serve as a model for balanced development between Gangnam and Gangbuk.”

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