New 'Daegu Gonggo Station' Established on Daegu EXCO Line ... Basic Plan Revised

Vehicle System, Monorail → AGT Change

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] Daegu Transportation Corporation will hold a public hearing on the EXCO Line basic plan (draft), which was objectively and rationally reviewed from various perspectives such as user demand, accessibility, safety, economic feasibility, constructability, and environmental aspects after passing the preliminary feasibility study (2020.12.29.).

AGT vehicle scheduled to be introduced on the Daegu EXCO line.

The main changes in the EXCO Line basic plan (draft) are, first, the change of the vehicle system (Monorail → AGT). Due to the notification of non-participation from Hitachi, the monorail manufacturer, the plan is to change to AGT, which has secured domestic technology, to meet railway safety-related laws and ensure stable and efficient operation.

Daegu Metro Line 3 was constructed as a monorail, while Incheon Subway Line 2 and Gimpo Gold Line were constructed as AGT.

Daegu Transportation Corporation also announced that a large-scale residential complex with over 7,800 households has been established around Daegu Technical High School Intersection, and to improve user convenience, one additional station will be newly established.

Thus, the EXCO Line connecting Daegu Suseong-gu Sports Complex?Dongdaegu Station?Kyungpook National University?EXCO?Isiapolis will increase from the originally planned 10 stations to 11 stations. The total length will also increase from 12.3 km to 12.491 km, extending by about 190 meters.

Additionally, the location of the vehicle depot will be changed from Bongmu IC to Bullodong. Since the originally planned Bongmu IC has limited available area, the location will be changed to the agricultural land in Bullodong, which can be expanded in the future in connection with the extension of the line linked to the Yeonggyeong District and K2 rear site development.

Changed Daegu Urban Railway EXCO Line Route Map

Daegu Transportation Corporation, to sufficiently collect citizens' opinions on the establishment of the basic plan (draft) for the urban railway EXCO Line construction project, listened to opinions from the Daegu City Council on the 7th and plans to hold public hearings and residents' briefings with related experts and local residents in attendance.

Daegu Transportation Corporation will hold residents' briefings on the 27th, 28th, and March 2nd in different regions to hear residents' opinions on the revised EXCO Line basic plan draft.

Since this project is a long-cherished wish of local residents, Daegu Transportation Corporation plans to complete the feasibility evaluation, basic plan approval, and announcement procedures in the first half of this year and start the basic and detailed design to complete the project early.

The EXCO Line, with a project cost of 780 billion KRW, is scheduled to start construction in 2025 and be completed by 2029.

Kim Ki-hyuk, President of Daegu Transportation Corporation, said, “We will do our best to actively reflect the results when requesting basic plan approval from related agencies after fully collecting citizens' opinions raised at the public hearing and residents' briefings. We ask all citizens for active interest and many attendances so that the transportation corporation can quickly resolve urban railway blind spots and revitalize public transportation.”

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