Mapo-gu Urges Establishment of DMC Station on Daejang-Hongdae Line Following Confirmation of GTX Line DMC Station

Confirmed DMC Station on GTX-E Line by Ministry of Land on 25th... Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu Becomes Major Transit Hub with Total 4 Lines
Last Year, District Mayor Park Gang-su Held Two Separate Meetings with Minister Won Hee-ryong and Chairman Kang Hee-eop to Establish DMC Station on Daejang-Hongdae Line... Mapo-gu to Conduct Feasibility Study for Daejang-Hongdae Line DMC Station This Year... Study Results and Resident Petitions to Be Submitted to Ministry of Land

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu (left), delivering a request to Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

A major transportation boon has been announced for Sangam-dong in Mapo-gu (District Mayor Park Gang-su). On the 25th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport confirmed the establishment of Sangam DMC Station on the GTX-E line.

The GTX-E line will run from Incheon Airport through Bucheon Daejang, Sangam DMC, Kwangwoon University, and continue to Namyangju Deokso, aiming to open by 2035. The plan is to pass the preliminary feasibility study within the current government’s term.

As a result, Digital Media City Station, which currently serves three lines?Subway Line 6, Gyeongui-Jungang Line, and Airport Railroad?will add the Seoul Metropolitan Express Railway (GTX-E) line, solidifying its status as a major transportation hub.

The district expressed enthusiasm over the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s announcement and plans to ensure smooth progress in related procedures.

The efforts of Mapo-gu’s 8th-term administration, led by Mayor Park Gang-su, to secure DMC Station do not end here. To promote the Western Metropolitan Railroad (Daejang~Hongdae), a campaign pledge of the 8th term, the district has convened a promotion committee and is preparing accordingly, while continuously consulting with related agencies such as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Seoul City, and Hyundai Construction.

In particular, last year Mayor Park Gang-su expressed strong determination for the establishment of DMC Station through two meetings with Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Kang Hee-eop, Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Committee of the Ministry.

A district official explained, “The area near Digital Media City Station is a large-scale urban housing development zone, with 11,300 households in Sangam 1 and 2 districts alone. Including adjacent Deok-eun, Hyangdong, Susaek·Jeungsan, and the upcoming Changneung district, over 70,000 households reside in this large residential area.”

Moreover, with the upcoming construction of the Sangam-dong DMC landmark and Lotte Mall, as well as Seoul City’s key projects such as ‘Seoulling’ and the Flower Park and Sunset Observatory in the World Cup Park area, the district expects explosive growth in transportation demand near DMC.

Accordingly, Mapo-gu has allocated a budget of 150 million KRW this year to conduct a feasibility study to provide a rational basis for establishing DMC Station and plans to deliver the investigation results to Seoul City and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Additionally, the district plans to visit the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport promptly to personally submit residents’ petitions requesting the establishment of DMC Station, hold a promotion committee meeting for the metropolitan railroad construction project, and thoroughly prepare in advance by securing budgets for the new station through continuous consultations with related agencies such as Seoul City.

Mayor Park Gang-su of Mapo-gu stated, “For the blueprint of Sangam-dong, where large-scale projects like the DMC landmark, Lotte Mall, and Seoulling will be consecutively developed, the establishment of DMC Station on the Western Metropolitan Railroad (Daejang~Hongdae) is essential. Following GTX, we will do our utmost this year to ensure that two additional DMC Stations can be newly established on the Daejang-Hongdae line.”

Meanwhile, beyond the currently planned projects, Mapo-gu is also considering the construction of an above-ground connection directly linking Sangam-dong to Susaek Station, a deck road connecting the Metasequoia Road ‘Poet’s Street’ to Sky Park, and further actively exploring the attraction of a large general hospital and excellent educational infrastructure such as academy facilities by utilizing the current Western Driver’s License Test Site.

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