Subway Line 9 'Hanam Extension' Confirmed... Scheduled to Open in 2028

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to Promote Extension of Line 9 from Gangdong to Misa and Namyangju

Line 9 Extension to Hanam Route Map [Provided by Hanam City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] The extension of Seoul Subway Line 9 from Gangdong to Hanam and from Misa to Namyangju has been confirmed.

Hanam City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 30th that "the extension plan of Line 9 to Misa is included and confirmed in the 'Namyangju Wangsuk District Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan (draft),' and follow-up procedures will be actively promoted with the goal of opening in 2028."

The city expects that the economic feasibility review of LH's Line 9 Gangdong~Misa~Namyangju extension project showed high economic viability, and as a follow-up measure, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance's preliminary feasibility study for the public institution involved in the Line 9 extension will likely pass smoothly in the first half of next year.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is also expected to proceed without issues in including the Line 9 Gangdong~Misa~Namyangju extension in the statutory plan (National Railroad Network Plan or Gyeonggi-do Railroad Network Plan) within 2021.

The Line 9 plan, including the Hanam extension, aims to establish a basic plan in the first half of 2022, begin basic and detailed design along with construction in the first half of 2024, and complete the project by the second half of 2028.

The total cost of the Line 9 Gangdong~Misa~Namyangju extension is expected to be 2.1 trillion KRW, and funding will be secured through cost-sharing between the Namyangju Wangsuk Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan and the beneficiary areas.

Kim Sang-ho, Mayor of Hanam City, stated on the day, "Since all conditions necessary for the Line 9 Misa extension?legal grounds, preliminary feasibility approval, and funding?have been met, we will focus our efforts on cooperating with the central government to ensure the Line 9 Misa extension opens as soon as possible."

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