Gyeonggi Gwangju, Icheon, and Yeoju Cities Cooperate to Attract 'GTX Line'

'Gwangyeok Cheoldo Yuchi Forum' Held at Korea Press Center on the 25th

Gyeonggi Yeoju, Icheon, Gwangju City Mayors Jointly Sign Petition for GTX [Provided by Yeoju City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Gwangju, Icheon, and Yeoju cities in Gyeonggi Province have agreed to cooperate in attracting the 'GTX line'.

The three local governments announced on the 3rd that "on the 25th, a forum titled 'Why the Gwangju-Icheon-Yeoju GTX Line is Necessary' will be held at the Korea Press Center International Conference Hall to attract the metropolitan area GTX line."

At this forum, seven panelists including Shin Dong-heon, Mayor of Gwangju, Eom Tae-jun, Mayor of Icheon, Lee Hang-jin, Mayor of Yeoju, railway experts, transportation researchers, and professors will participate in the discussion.

These local governments expect that if the GTX is attracted, it will expand the city's growth potential, and the connection between Icheon and Yeoju will serve as a stepping stone extending to Gangwon Province via the Gyeonggang Line, acting as a catalyst for the mutual development of metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.

Furthermore, the GTX line connecting Gwangju, Icheon, and Yeoju to the existing GTX routes is also expected to play an important role in terms of balanced national development and fairness.

Earlier, on the 1st of last month, the three local government heads jointly signed a petition at Yeoju Station Plaza requesting that the GTX be connected to the three cities.

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