Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Approves Basic Plan for 'Okjeong~Pocheon' Metropolitan Railroad

Aiming for Completion in 2029... Contributing to the Improvement of Metropolitan Transportation in Northern Gyeonggi

‘Okjeong~Pocheon Line’ Metropolitan Railroad Route Map. [Source=Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport]

[Asia Economy Reporter Chawan Yong] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Committee (DAEGANGWI) announced on the 17th that it has approved the basic plan for the ‘Okjeong~Pocheon Line’ wide-area railway project.

The Okjeong~Pocheon Line is a project to expand a railway line totaling 17.1 km (total project cost 1.337 trillion KRW) from Goeup-dong, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do to Gunnae-myeon, Pocheon-si, aiming for completion in 2029.

This line is the second phase of the ‘Dobongsan~Pocheon Line,’ an extension of Seoul Subway Line 7 (Phase 1: Dobongsan~Okjeong currently under construction). Upon completion, it is expected to significantly improve wide-area transportation services from within Seoul, passing through Dobongsan Station and Okjeong-eup in Yangju-si to Pocheon.

Gyeonggi-do (the implementing agency) plans to commence the ‘basic and detailed design’ following the approval of the basic plan. After establishing the project plan and receiving project plan approval from DAEGANGWI, full-scale construction will begin.

Lee Seonghae, Chairman of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's DAEGANGWI, stated, “We will actively support wide-area railway projects such as Okjeong~Pocheon to expand the metropolitan wide-area transportation network and improve transportation inconveniences, and will also strive to expand related services such as transfer centers and wide-area buses.”

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