High-Speed Rail 'Pyeongtaek~Osong Double Track Construction Phase 2' Promotion... Target Completion in 2027

Ministry of Land, Gyeonggi Province Proposal Confirmed and Announced for 'Pyeongtaek~Osong Double Track Construction Project 2'
Additional 46.4km Underground Double Track in Pyeongtaek~Osong Section, Total Project Cost 3.1816 Trillion Won

Pyeongtaek~Osong Double Track Construction Project Route Map [Provided by Gyeonggi-do]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] The high-speed rail project "Pyeongtaek~Osong Double Track Line 2 Construction" is being promoted. This was previously proposed by Gyeonggi Province in 2016, and it is expected to expand the benefits of high-speed rail in the metropolitan area as well as the Hoseo, Yeongnam, and Honam regions.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 5th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport finalized the "Basic Plan for the Pyeongtaek~Osong Double Track Line 2 Construction Project" after review by the Railway Industry Committee and officially announced it on the 30th of last month.

This project involves constructing an additional 46.4 km of double tracks (up and down lines) underground along the existing Gyeongbu High-Speed Line (KTX) section between Pyeongtaek and Osong to resolve the track capacity shortage at the Pyeongtaek junction where the Gyeongbu High-Speed Line (KTX) and Suseo High-Speed Line (SRT) meet.

Rescue facilities such as evacuation platforms and safety zones have been incorporated underground at Cheonan-Asan and beneath Biryongsan.

From the second half of this year, after passing the review of the bidding method for large-scale construction, the project section will be divided into five sections and promoted using a turnkey bidding method, aiming for completion in 2027.

The total project cost is 3.1816 trillion KRW, of which 954.5 billion KRW (30%) will be covered by the national treasury, and the remaining 2.2271 trillion KRW (70%) will be borne by the project implementer, the Korea Rail Network Authority.

Upon completion, the track capacity will increase approximately twofold from the current 190 daily trips to 380, and surplus track capacity will also be secured up to 118 daily trips.

So far, the number of train operations was expected to increase to 262 daily trips due to the opening of KTX services from Suwon and Incheon (36 trips/day), the opening of the southern inland high-speed rail (25 trips/day), and the expansion of operations on the Gyeongbu and Honam lines (10 trips/day).

Additionally, there were calls to significantly increase the track capacity on the Pyeongtaek~Osong section (the maximum number of trains operable per day).

Accordingly, the project was selected for the 2019 National Balanced Development Project, exempted from preliminary feasibility studies, and its promotion was decided, with 34 km of the total 46.4 km section planned as tunnels.

A provincial official stated, "Through this project, it is expected that the increase in KTX operations from Suwon and Incheon and the expansion of high-speed rail service beneficiary areas will be provided according to demand."

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