Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Approves 'Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad Double Track Construction'... Scheduled to Open in 2029

Yangju Goeup~Pocheon Gunnae-myeon Total 17.1km Extension‥Total Project Cost 1.337 Trillion Won
Improvement of Transportation Conditions Around Railway and Expectation of New Residential District Site Conditions

Last July, Baek Young-hyun, Mayor of Pocheon (right in the photo), personally met with Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, to propose issues concerning Pocheon City. [Pocheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Youngcheol] Pocheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 17th that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Committee) has approved the basic plan for the "Okjeong-Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad" construction project.

With the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's approval of the basic plan, Gyeonggi Province, the implementing agency, plans to proceed with basic and detailed design and then commence construction.

The "Okjeong-Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad Construction" project is a total project worth 1.337 trillion KRW to extend the metropolitan railroad over a 17.1 km section from Goeup-dong, Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province to Gunnae-myeon, Pocheon City.

Once the "Okjeong-Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad Construction Project" is completed and opened in 2029, the travel time from Pocheon to Seoul will be drastically reduced.

Pocheon City expects that the opening of this section will play a significant role in revitalizing the northern Gyeonggi economy by improving transportation conditions around the railroad and creating favorable conditions for new housing development districts.

Additionally, by constructing a "double track," punctuality, safety, and scalability will be secured, promising a faster and safer railroad compared to a single track.

The "Okjeong-Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad Construction Project," selected as a national balanced development project in 2019, was exempted from the preliminary feasibility study.

Subsequently, through procedures such as reviewing the appropriateness of the project plan and the total project cost review by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in June, the construction was confirmed as double track (複線).

Earlier, after exemption from the preliminary feasibility study, the city, together with Gyeonggi Province, proposed the construction of a "double track" to related agencies including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Development Institute (KDI).

In July, Mayor Baek Younghyun of Pocheon City personally met with Minister Won Heeryong of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to explain Pocheon City's current issues.

Mayor Baek Younghyun said, "With the approval of the basic plan for the Okjeong-Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad, we plan to consult with related agencies for timely implementation," adding, "We will do our best to build the railroad as a double track and to establish a railroad network including attracting the GTX-E line to Pocheon and linking with the GTX-C line in the future."

'Okgjeong_Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad' Section [Pocheon City]

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