Korea Rail Network Authority to Expand 'Cheoldo Orinijip' Nationwide

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Rail Network Authority is expanding and establishing railway daycare centers nationwide.

The Rail Network Authority announced on the 23rd that it will conduct a local government contest to establish railway daycare centers at seven stations nationwide by the end of next month.

The railway daycare center establishment project is being promoted based on the "Business Agreement for the Expansion of Railway Daycare Centers" recently signed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. This contest is the first fruit of that business agreement.

The railway daycare centers will be established in the form of national and public institutions, each with a childcare capacity of 30 children and a facility area of approximately 300㎡. The operation will be extended until 9:30 PM to increase user satisfaction by alleviating childcare costs and the burden of dropping off and picking up children, according to the Rail Network Authority's plan.

Kim Han-young, Director of the Rail Network Authority, said, "We will sequentially establish railway daycare centers at railway stations nationwide to contribute to overcoming low birth rates," and added, "The Rail Network Authority will continue to take the lead in enhancing welfare and realizing public interest that the public can feel by utilizing railway assets."

Meanwhile, the Rail Network Authority first opened the Pyeongnae-Hopyeong Station railway daycare center in collaboration with local governments in 2019, and is currently adding daycare centers at Haengsin Station, Tanhyeon Station, and Yeoju Station, aiming for opening in the second half of this year.

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