‘Hwak’ Changed Changwon Jungang Station … Wider and Safer

Road Expansion, Rain Shelter Installation, and Parking Lot Entrance Relocation

Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 20th that it has completed the improvement project for the transfer facilities at Changwon Jungang Station in Changwon City, which was initiated to enhance passenger convenience and alleviate traffic congestion.

According to Gyeongnam Province, this project was promoted after being selected in 2021 for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's public contest for improving metropolitan bus turnaround and transfer facilities.

A rain shelter facility has been installed at Changwon Jungang Station in Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

A total project cost of 2.67 billion KRW was invested, including 630 million KRW from the national government, 735 million KRW from the provincial government, and 1.305 billion KRW from the city government, resulting in road expansion, installation of canopies, and a roundabout.

As part of this project, the station plaza was reduced in size, while the road in front of the plaza was expanded from six lanes to eight lanes, and the taxi waiting area increased from 9 spaces to 53 spaces.

Canopies connecting the station and the bus and taxi stops were installed in the pedestrian sections of the bus and taxi stops.

A banner guiding traffic lanes is posted following the completion of transfer facility improvement work at Changwon Jungang Station in Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

The entrance and exit roads for the Korail parking lot and the public parking lot at Changwon Jungang Station were relocated from the previously narrow locations to wider areas.

The intersection of the entrance and exit roads on National Route 25 between the Korail parking lot and the public parking lot was changed from a signal-controlled intersection to a roundabout.

Kim Young-sam, Director of the Transportation and Construction Bureau, said, “With the completion of the Changwon Jungang Station transfer facility improvement project, passenger inconvenience will be greatly reduced,” and added, “We will continue to provide high-quality transportation services to residents through various transfer facility improvements.”

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