Seoul Line 7 Incheon Cheongna Extension Construction Contract Awarded... Target Opening in 2027

Investing 1.574 trillion KRW to build 10.7 km and 7 stations

Seoul Subway Line 7 Cheongna Extension Route Map [Provided by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The extension of Seoul Subway Line 7 to Cheongna, Incheon is gaining momentum in its construction.

Incheon City announced on the 6th that it has requested the Public Procurement Service to contract the construction work for six sections of the Line 7 Cheongna International City extension project.

Accordingly, the Public Procurement Service will soon conduct technical reviews and announcement procedures, and the final successful bidders will be selected through a comprehensive evaluation of contractors for each section.

The city was able to advance the construction contract request by shortening the negotiation period for the total project cost with the Ministry of Economy and Finance by about four months. As a result of the negotiation, the total project cost was adjusted from the initial 1.3991 trillion won to 1.574 trillion won.

The city plans to actively negotiate with the Public Procurement Service to minimize administrative processing time, as prior consultations on unit price appropriateness have already been conducted.

Separately, within this month, the city plans to apply for project plan approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Committee and then proceed with various impact assessment consultations.

The Cheongna extension line will be constructed over a 10.7 km section (7 stations) from Seoknam Station to Airport Railroad Cheongna International City Station, with a total project cost of 1.574 trillion won, aiming for opening in 2027.

Previously, the Seoknam extension line of Seoul Subway Line 7, connecting Bupyeong-gu Office Station in Incheon to Seoknam Station, opened in May.

Once Seoul Line 7 is extended from Seoknam Station to Cheongna International City Station, travel time from Cheongna to Seoul Guro will be reduced from the current 78 minutes to 42 minutes, and access to Gangnam will be improved with direct travel without transfers, enhancing Seoul accessibility.

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