Seo Jeong-hyeop Acting Mayor Inspects Gangil Station on Subway Line 5 Hanam Extension... Full Section to Open on 27th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seo Jeong-cheop, Acting Mayor of Seoul, visited the site of Gangil Station on the Hanam Line of Subway Line 5, which is scheduled to open on the 27th, on the morning of the 24th to inspect the progress of construction and preparation status. Gangil Station is the only station among the five stations on the Hanam Line located within Seoul city.

The 'Hanam Line' connects five stations (total length 7.7 km) from Sangil-dong Station, the existing terminus of Subway Line 5, to Gangil Station, Misa Station, Hanam Pungsan Station, Hanam City Hall Station, and Hanam Geomdansan Station.

When Gangil Station, Hanam City Hall Station, and Hanam Geomdansan Station open on the 27th, citizens will be able to use the entire five-station section of the Hanam Line, an extension of Subway Line 5. Misa Station and Hanam Pungsan Station opened in August last year.

Acting Mayor Seo will tour the overall facilities of Gangil Station, including the concourse, platform, and station office. He will also check the construction status of the 'entry and exit line,' a connecting track from Gangil Station to the nearby Godeok Depot. He will inspect the LTE-based train wireless communication network, the first of its kind established in Seoul's urban rail system.

With the establishment of the LTE-based train wireless communication network, the comprehensive control room, train crew, and station staff will be able to communicate via wireless voice and video calls, enhancing the safety and efficiency of train operations. Train drivers will also be able to check the CCTV footage of the platform at the approaching station from inside the train.

Acting Mayor Seo said, "The Hanam Line, an extension of Subway Line 5, is an eco-friendly transportation infrastructure designed to prepare for the continuously increasing metropolitan transportation demand. Once the entire section opens, it is expected that public transportation use will become much more convenient for citizens in the southeastern metropolitan area, such as Godeok Gangil District and Hanam Misa District, and accessibility to downtown areas will also improve."

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