Gangdong-gu, All-Out Effort to Attract GTX-D...Research Service Launched

Initiation of Feasibility Study for Route Passing Through Gangdong-gu... On the 7th, a kickoff briefing was held with railway experts for the 'Metropolitan Area Express Railway (GTX-D) Feasibility Study for Route Passing Through Gangdong-gu'... Optimal route through Gangdong-gu derived based on the presidential pledge route and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport review route... Along with this, urgency and feasibility of direct connection with Line 5 supplemented to accelerate project 추진

Lee Soo-hee, Mayor of Gangdong-gu (center), is explaining to Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (left), in September last year.

Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Soo-hee) announced on the 7th that it held a kickoff briefing session for the 'Feasibility Study on the Introduction of the Metropolitan Area Express Railway (GTX-D) in Gangdong-gu' to prove the feasibility of the GTX-D line passing through Gangdong-gu and to review the optimal route.

At this briefing session, experts in the railway field, including the Korea Railroad Research Institute and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, attended to review the direction and methods of the research project and to gather advisory opinions.

The 'GTX-D Gangdong-gu Introduction Feasibility Study,' which will be conducted over six months until April next year, mainly analyzes the economic feasibility and project viability of the route passing through Gangdong-gu based on President Yoon Suk-yeol's campaign route and current social and traffic indicators, and derives the optimal route.

The detailed tasks of this research project include ▲ review of higher-level plans and traffic demand forecasting ▲ economic feasibility and project viability analysis ▲ technical review and cost estimation ▲ route review.

The GTX-D route passing through Gangdong-gu was also proven economically feasible in a 2020 study, where the cost-benefit (B/C) ratio was analyzed to be 1.0. Additionally, the district has actively promoted the GTX-D route passing through Gangdong-gu through a petition campaign with 100,000 residents, meetings with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and consultations with related organizations.

Through this additional research project, the district plans to build objective data that can actively respond to the current government's policy direction and project environment, and to make every effort to consult with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and related organizations so that the district’s research results can be reflected in the 5th National Railroad Network Construction Plan (2026-2035), the national higher-level plan in the railway sector.

Along with this, the district will also review measures to supplement the feasibility of the direct connection project of Subway Line 5.

The direct connection project of Subway Line 5 is a project to directly connect the currently split 'Y'-shaped routes toward Hanam Geomdansan and Macheon. It was excluded from the 2022 preliminary feasibility study review by the Ministry of Economy and Finance due to reasons such as lack of urgency compared to the extensions of Lines 3 and 9, and the project is currently suspended.

The district intends to supplement the urgency and feasibility arguments of the Subway Line 5 direct connection project through this research project, reflect it in the ongoing amendment of the 2nd Seoul Metropolitan Urban Railroad Network Construction Plan (2026-2035) promoted by Seoul City, and use it as momentum to resume the project.

Lee Soo-hee, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “2024 is an important year for the establishment and review of the national railroad network and Seoul’s urban railroad network plans. Based on the results of this project, we will actively consult with related organizations such as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Seoul City to expand the metropolitan transportation network and improve traffic conditions in Gangdong-gu.” He added, “As Gangdong-gu is becoming the transportation hub of the eastern metropolitan area, we will make every effort for the GTX-D route passing through Gangdong-gu and the direct connection of Subway Line 5.”

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