Damyang County and Council, Yeonghonam Win-Win Pledge: "Build the Dalbit Inland Railroad"

Request for Inclusion in the 4th National Railroad Network Plan

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Damyang County and the Damyang County Council announced a joint petition at the county office on the 24th to include the Dalbit Inland Railroad Construction Project in the 4th National Railroad Network Construction Plan.

Through the petition, Damyang County and the County Council stated, "The exclusion of the 'Dalbit Inland Railroad Construction Project' from the draft of the 4th National Railroad Network Construction Plan announced last April has caused immeasurable disappointment among local residents," and added, "As it is a pledge for mutual growth between Yeongnam and Honam regions by President Moon Jae-in and one of the top 100 national tasks, we urge the central government to reflect it in the national railroad network construction plan, carrying the aspirations of the local people."

The petition emphasized that once the Dalbit Inland Railroad, a metropolitan railroad based on Gwangju~Daegu, is opened, a metropolitan economic zone with a one-hour living radius will be established, which will serve as a cornerstone for balanced national development as well as the activation of exchanges between Yeongnam and Honam regions, leading to sustainable economic growth.

County Governor Choi Hyung-sik said, "The establishment of an east-west railroad network has been a long-cherished wish of the people of Damyang County, and since they had great expectations and hopes, they should no longer be excluded from the railroad transportation network," and added, "We will deliver this petition to the central government, carrying the aspirations of the local residents."

Meanwhile, the Damyang Railroad has a historical pain as the railway between Songjeong-ri~Gwangju~Damyang, a 36.5 km section of the Jeonnam Line, was opened in 1922 and operated six round trips daily, but the railway between Gwangju and Damyang was closed after 23 years in 1944 due to Japan's decision to issue a national mobilization order, and the tracks were confiscated.

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