Gumi Station Rear Plaza Underground Parking Lot Opened to Citizens After 10 Years of Development

Gumi City in Gyeongbuk has completed the redevelopment of the underground parking lot at the rear plaza of Gumi Station (Wonnyeong-dong area) and plans to open it to citizens on the 29th, 10 years after its establishment.

With this parking lot opening, a total of 266 spaces have been secured on the first and second basement floors. Through facility improvement works such as widening the previously narrow parking spaces that caused significant inconvenience to citizens, repainting, and installing CCTV and parking control equipment, a more comfortable and safer parking environment will be provided to users.

The underground parking lot at the rear plaza of Gumi Station was completed in 2014, after which Korea Railroad Corporation (hereinafter Korail) leased the Gumi Station shopping area and parking lot to Boseong Industry for 15 years. The parking lot was subleased to a private party for 5 years but was only open on weekends due to the burden of operating costs. The lease period ended in 2020. Afterward, Boseong Industry expressed its intention to give up the lease, and with no subsequent operator stepping forward, the parking lot has remained closed until now.

Since taking office, Mayor Kim Jang-ho has devoted continuous interest and efforts to revitalizing Geumosan and Geumridan-gil, including the Geumosan Recharge Project. Through on-site communication and listening to residents' opinions from last year to this year, he actively promoted the opening of the parking lot.

Accordingly, negotiations with Korail began in July last year, and after persistent efforts including making proposals during Minister Won Hee-ryong’s visit to Gumi in August last year, a lease contract was signed last April.

Securing parking spaces had been a long-standing wish of residents of Gaksan Village and shop owners on Geumridan-gil. Recently, as visitors to Geumridan-gil have gradually increased, there was no suitable parking space, causing the alleys of Gaksan Village to be filled with external parked vehicles. Residents suffered from parking difficulties, which also led to conflicts between shops and residents.

With the opening of this parking lot, it is expected to provide parking convenience to visitors to Geumridan-gil, a representative attraction of Gumi, thereby helping to revitalize the commercial district and alleviate parking difficulties for Gaksan residents.

Additionally, it has secured momentum to promote urban regeneration projects such as the Geumridan Win-Win Factory construction and can respond to the increased parking demand due to the stopping of metropolitan rail and KTX trains at Gumi Station.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho said, “I am grateful that citizens have shown great interest in administration, and thanks to such efforts, we are able to open the underground parking lot at the rear plaza of Gumi Station after 10 years. We will strive to provide a comfortable parking environment and improve the surroundings of Geumridan-gil as much as the long wait has been.”

Gumi City Hall.

Gumi City is securing parking spaces through the Citizen Happiness Parking Lot project along with the construction of underground parking lots at Gupyeong Plaza (Gupyeong-dong) and Uhahng Park (Sandong-eup) to resolve citizen complaints caused by illegal parking and parking difficulties. Furthermore, through the temporary free opening of the Geumosan Grand Parking Lot on July 1, parking convenience will be provided to citizens and visitors to Geumosan, which is also expected to revitalize tourism around Geumosan.

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