Railway Corporation Advances Track Construction for Phase 2 of the Single-Track Railway from Poseung to Pyeongtaek

Provided by Korea Rail Network Authority

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Rail Network Authority is advancing the track construction for the Poseung~Pyeongtaek railway construction Phase 2 (Anjung~Sukseong).

According to the Rail Network Authority on the 28th, the track construction is scheduled to officially begin in December after selecting the construction company next month.

The selection of the Phase 2 construction company will be carried out by applying a ‘pre-judgment system’ that verifies expertise and construction qualifications before the bid evaluation, considering the special nature of track construction.

Through this process, the Rail Network Authority plans to secure the quality of the track construction by preemptively blocking companies that do not meet the facility and equipment ownership requirements under the construction business registration standards from participating in the project.

The Poseung~Pyeongtaek railway construction project, which will proceed in three phases, is planned to build a 30.3 km railway section from Poseung to Pyeongtaek with a budget of 716.1 billion KRW.

Phase 1, the 13.4 km section from Pyeongtaek to Sukseong, was completed in 2015, and Phase 2, the 9.4 km section from Anjung to Sukseong, began construction in 2017, with track work scheduled for December this year.

Phase 3, the 7.5 km section from Poseung to Anjung, currently has its basic plan completed.

Lee In-hee, Head of Technology at the Rail Network Authority, said, “Once the project is completed, it will enable smooth handling of cargo volumes at Pyeongtaek Port and its hinterland industrial complexes, and operational efficiency is expected to improve through linkage with the Gyeongbu Line and Seohae Line. The Rail Network Authority will ensure the timely opening of Phase 2 in 2023 by steadily advancing the track construction.”

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