Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad, 'Double Track Transfer & Entire Section Underground'... Design to Start in First Half of Next Year

Ongoing Negotiation Process for Total Project Cost to Change Business Plan

Subway Line 7 Extension 'Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad' Route Map [Asia Economy DB]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] The extension of Subway Line 7 connecting Goeup-dong in Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province, through Okjeong District to Pocheon City, known as the 'Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad Project,' is expected to begin design work as early as the first half of next year.

The province announced on the 17th that "the 'Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad Project' is currently undergoing a project plan adequacy re-examination process by the Korea Development Institute (KDI) to negotiate adjustments to the total project cost following recent changes in the project plan."

The main change in the project plan is that the originally planned single-track direct operation throughout the entire section will be modified to allow transfers at Station 201 (Okjeong District), with the Pocheon section operating as a double track.

Additionally, the route passing over agricultural land bridges in Pocheon City has been changed to run underground beneath National Road No. 43 to improve accessibility and landscape aesthetics.

The project implementing entities?Gyeonggi Province, Yangju City, and Pocheon City?are currently consulting with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and KDI to ensure that the project plan changes and increased project costs are reflected as originally proposed, finalizing the total project cost negotiations.

The province plans to proceed with the administrative approval process for the basic plan as soon as the total project cost negotiations are completed and aims to start design work within the first half of next year.

Earlier, in February of this year, the province held a public hearing and briefing session on the optimal basic plan to gather local opinions.

The 'Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad Project' involves constructing a 17.2 km railway connecting Goeup District in Yangju, the terminus of the Dobongsan~Okjeong metropolitan railroad, to Gunnae-myeon in Pocheon City, fulfilling a long-standing wish of residents in the northern and eastern regions of Gyeonggi Province.

Gu Ja-gun, Director of Railroad Construction, stated, "As this is a long-awaited project for residents in northern Gyeonggi, we will make every effort to secure project plan changes and funding to ensure safe and convenient railroad construction," adding, "After the basic plan approval, we will actively consider bidding and construction methods that can shorten the project duration."

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