Dobong-gu Installs Escalators at Nokcheon Station Exits 1 and 2 for Pregnant Women and Seniors

Dobong-gu Signs Consignment Agreement with Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) on the 21st to Install Escalators at Nokcheon Station Exits 1 and 2 for Mobility Convenience of Transportation Vulnerable; Construction to Start in January Next Year and Open in September Following This Year's Detailed Design

Entrance of the stairs at Exit 1 of Nokcheon Station, Dobong-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Escalators will be newly installed at exits 1 and 2 of Nokcheon Station in Dobong-gu.

Dobong-gu (Mayor Lee Dong-jin) announced on July 21 that it signed a consignment agreement with Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) to install escalators at exits 1 and 2 of Nokcheon Station to improve mobility for transportation-vulnerable groups.

Currently, Nokcheon Station is accessible via four entrances and three elevators, but as it is an elevated station, the entrance stairs are all steep and high, causing inconvenience for transportation-vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, people with disabilities, and the elderly.

To address this, Dobong-gu and KORAIL plan to install upward escalators considering the stair width. Basic and detailed designs will be completed this year, with construction starting in January next year and opening scheduled for September.

Dobong-gu has been continuously working to improve accessibility for transportation-vulnerable groups by upgrading aging stations, including installing seven elevators at Banghak and Dobong Stations in 2020 and four escalators in the east-west connecting passage at Changdong Station, which opened on June 30 this year.

Meanwhile, Dobong-gu plans to additionally open transfer elevators between lines 1 and 4 at Changdong Station and an escalator at exit 3 of Ssangmun Station by the end of this year. Once these are installed, all subway stations in Dobong-gu will be fully equipped with mobility convenience facilities.

Lee Dong-jin, Mayor of Dobong-gu, stated, “I hope the installation of these escalators will make it a little more comfortable for those using Nokcheon Station. We will continue to improve even small parts to ensure that many people do not experience inconvenience when using public transportation.”

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