People Power Party Gwangju Proposes Creation of Meeting Plaza at Songjeong Station

The Gwangju City Party of the People Power Party recently visited the Korea Rail Network Authority and requested the creation of a Meeting Plaza in the third design plan for the expansion of Songjeong Station. From the left in the photo: Im Bohyeon, Director of Planning and Coordination for Gwangsan District; Im Jongil, Vice President of the Korea Rail Network Authority; Kim Jeonghyeon, Chairman of the Gwangju City Party of the People Power Party. / Photo by the Gwangju City Party of the People Power Party

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Party of the People Power Party (Chairman Kim Jeonghyun) is accelerating efforts to create a Meeting Plaza in front of Gwangju Songjeong Station to provide a space for communication for Gwangju citizens and users.

According to the People Power Party Gwangju City Party on the 2nd, Chairman Kim Jeonghyun recently visited the Korea National Railway Corporation in Daejeon together with Gwangsan District Office to request the creation of a plaza at Gwangju Songjeong Station.

Chairman Kim told the Korea National Railway Corporation, "Gwangju Songjeong Station is the center of Honam metropolitan transportation and the gateway to the Honam region, so a meeting, leisure, and rest area for users and visitors is necessary," and requested, "Please make sure to reflect the plaza creation in the third design plan for the expansion of Gwangju Songjeong Station."

He added, "Plazas have been created in front of KTX stations such as Busan Station, Suwon Station, Seodaegu Station, and Jochiwon Station in Sejong City," and said, "Among metropolitan city KTX stations, only Gwangju lacks a plaza. We will prioritize resolving this local issue at the city party level this year to ensure a plaza is created at Gwangju Songjeong Station as well."

Lim Bohyun, Director of Planning and Coordination at Gwangsan District Office, explained, "Gwangju Songjeong Station is inferior compared to high-speed railway stations in other metropolitan cities and provinces," and said, "We will create a symbolic plaza representing Gwangju in connection with the Songjeong Station station area development project, including the KTX Investment Leading Zone, to generate synergy effects."

Lim Jongil, Vice President of the Korea National Railway Corporation, said, "We will actively review the plaza creation plan in consultation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea Railroad Corporation, and local governments," and added, "We will visit the site soon."

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