1.4 Trillion Won 'Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad' Section 1 Detailed Design Begins

Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad Route Map

The detailed design work for the 'Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad Construction Project,' with a total project cost of 1.4 trillion KRW, has begun.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 31st that it recently selected the qualified bidder for the detailed design of Section 1 of the 'Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad Construction Project,' which is being implemented through a design-build turnkey contract, and started the detailed design on the 29th.

The Okjeong~Pocheon Metropolitan Railroad is the second phase of the Dobongsan~Pocheon extension of Seoul Subway Line 7. The project covers a total of three sections spanning 17.1 km from Goeup-dong, Yangju to Gunnae-myeon, Pocheon, constructing four stations (one in Yangju, three in Pocheon) and one train depot. The total project cost is 1.4874 trillion KRW.

Section 1, where the qualified detailed design bidder was selected, covers the Yangju city area. It involves a 4.93 km extension with one transfer station and four mainline ventilation shafts. The estimated construction cost is 354.3 billion KRW.

The detailed design period is eight months from the selection date on the 29th, and Gyeonggi Province plans to request project plan approval from the Metropolitan Transportation Committee immediately upon completion of the detailed design.

Ko Bung-ro, Director of the Railway Construction Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Starting with Section 1, we plan to sequentially commence detailed design for Sections 2 and 3 this year as well. We will do our best to ensure high-quality design so that the railway can be constructed without causing inconvenience to local residents."

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