Phase 4 Additional Extension of Line 9 (Gangdong~Hanam~Namyangju Urban Railway Project) Passes Public Institution Preliminary Feasibility Study

Confirmed Connection of Line 9 to Gangil-dong Following Public Institution Preliminary Feasibility Study Approval... Phase 4 of Line 9 (Central Veterans Hospital Station~Godeok Gangil 1 District) Sections 1 and 3 Scheduled to Begin Construction Within the Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangdong-gu (District Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) announced that the urban railway project for the additional extension section of Line 9 Phase 4 (Gangdong~Hanam~Namyangju) has passed the preliminary feasibility study by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and will be actively promoted.

The additional extension section of Line 9 Phase 4 connecting Godeok Gangil 1 District and Gangil-dong is a disconnected section between Line 9 Phase 4 (Jungang Veterans Hospital Station~Godeok Gangil 1 District, 4.12km) and the Line 9 extension plan (Gangil~Misa, 1.4km) confirmed in the 3rd National Railway Network Basic Plan in 2016. The district has been continuously consulting with related organizations to extend this disconnected section.

In December 2020, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the promotion of the ‘Seoul Gangdong~Hanam~Namyangju Urban Railway Construction’ including this section as part of the wide-area transportation improvement plan for Namyangju Wangsuk District, making the project more visible. In July 2021, it was confirmed as a new wide-area railway project in the 4th National Railway Network Construction Plan (2021?2030) announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

The district confirmed the news of passing the preliminary feasibility study for the ‘Seoul Gangdong~Hanam~Namyangju Urban Railway Construction’ from LH, which is implementing the wide-area transportation improvement plan for Namyangju Wangsuk District. Going forward, project procedures such as basic planning, basic and detailed design will be swiftly promoted, and the district plans to actively consult with related organizations to designate the newly established Gangil-dong station (tentatively named Singangil Station) as an express station.

Meanwhile, the Line 9 Phase 4 project, which will newly establish four stations over the 4.12km section from Jungang Veterans Hospital Station to Godeok Gangil 1 District, is being divided and implemented into three construction sections.

Section 2 (1.289km, tentatively named Hanyeong High School Station, Godeok Station) began construction on August 31, and Sections 1 (1.348km, tentatively named Gildong Ecological Park Station) and 3 (1.485km, tentatively named Godeok Gangil 1 Station) are expected to start construction within this year.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “Following the construction start news of Section 2 of Line 9 Phase 4 at the end of August, I am pleased to share this good news once again,” and added, “We will actively consult with related organizations and do our best to ensure that the Line 9 extension project, which is the wish of Gangdong residents, proceeds without any setbacks.”

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