Northern Gyeonggi Local Governments and Railway Public Corporations Promise Mutual Cooperation for 'Resumption of Gyooeseon Operations'

Local Governments Bear Administrative Support and Various Operating Losses
Rail Public Corporations Oversee Facility Improvement Projects and Overall Operation of Suburban Lines

On the 23rd, at Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office, Gyeonggi Province, Goyang City, Uijeongbu City, Yangju City, and other local governments along the Gyeongui Line, along with the Korea Rail Network Authority and Korea Railroad Corporation, signed a joint agreement to resume operations on the Gyeongui Line. [Provided by Yangju City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Related organizations have signed a business agreement ahead of the resumption of operations on the suburban line connecting the western and northern parts of Gyeonggi Province from east to west.

Yangju City announced on the 23rd, "We jointly signed a business agreement to cooperate and promote the resumption of suburban line operations with local governments along the suburban line, including Gyeonggi Province, Goyang City, and Uijeongbu City, as well as railway public enterprises such as the Korea Rail Network Authority and Korea Railroad Corporation."

The agreement ceremony was attended by Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province; Lee Jae-jun, Mayor of Goyang; Ahn Byung-yong, Mayor of Uijeongbu; Kim Jong-seok, Vice Mayor of Yangju; Kim Han-young, Chairman of the Korea Rail Network Authority; and Son Byung-seok, President of Korea Railroad Corporation.

They promised mutual cooperation to secure east-west axis transportation networks in the northeastern region of Gyeonggi Province and to resume suburban line operations.

Accordingly, Gyeonggi Province will oversee coordination of opinions and administrative support among cities and counties related to suburban line operations, while Yangju, Goyang, and Uijeongbu will bear various operational losses.

The Korea Rail Network Authority will promote facility improvement projects for the resumption of suburban line operations, and Korea Railroad Corporation will be responsible for overall suburban line operations.

The 50 billion KRW cost for suburban line facility construction and maintenance will be fully supported by national funds, and operating expenses such as personnel costs (5.3 billion KRW annually) will be shared by the three local governments?Yangju, Goyang, and Uijeongbu?through which the line passes.

The suburban line is a 32.1 km route connecting Yangju Ilyeong Station, Jangheung Station, Songchu Station, and Line 1 Uijeongbu Station and Gyeongui-Jungang Line Neunggok Station.

Since its opening in 1963, operations were suspended in 2004 due to a decrease in passengers and operating deficits, but local residents' demands for resumption continued.

With the signing of this business agreement, the project will proceed with the issuance of detailed design orders in August and aims to resume operations in 2024.

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