Pyeongtaek Mayor "Welcome GTX Extension... Developing Southern Gyeonggi as a Transportation Hub"

"Pyeongtaek Jije Station Completion Moved Up from 2030 to 2028"
"Full Project Cost Burden Difficult... Will Request National Funding Support"

The government has announced plans to extend the Seoul Metropolitan Area Express Railway (GTX) A and C lines to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, and Pyeongtaek City has begun preparations to respond, including the early completion of a complex transfer station.

Jeong Jang-seon, Mayor of Pyeongtaek, is announcing the position on the extension of the GTX line to Pyeongtaek at the city hall briefing room on the 29th.
[Photo by Pyeongtaek City]

On the 29th, Jeong Jang-seon, mayor of Pyeongtaek, stated in a press briefing, "We welcome the extension of the GTX to Pyeongtaek." Mayor Jeong said, "If the GTX line is extended, commuting time from Pyeongtaek to Seoul will be reduced to within 30 minutes," and added, "This will not only help bridge regional disparities but also improve conditions for private investment in the Pyeongtaek Jije Station complex transfer center."

Earlier, on the 25th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced plans to extend the GTX-A line, originally planned from Paju to Hwaseong, to Pyeongtaek, and to extend the GTX-C line, running between Yangju and Suwon, through Pyeongtaek to Asan.

Mayor Jeong particularly plans to complete the Pyeongtaek Jije Station complex transfer center ahead of schedule to maximize the effects of the GTX lines. The Pyeongtaek Jije Station complex transfer center project was selected last year as a 'future-type transfer center pilot project' by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Although the original plan targeted completion in 2030, Pyeongtaek City aims to advance the completion date by two years to 2028, coinciding with the GTX opening.

Perspective view of Pyeongtaek Jije Station Complex Transfer Center. Pyeongtaek City has decided to advance the completion of the complex transfer center by two years in line with the opening of the GTX. [Image source=Pyeongtaek City]

Mayor Jeong also expressed his ambition to develop Pyeongtaek into the "largest transportation hub in southern Gyeonggi" by linking ongoing railway projects with the GTX. In Pyeongtaek, the Seohae Line and Poseung-Pyeongtaek railway are expected to be completed in the second half of this year, and the KTX originating from Suwon, stopping at Pyeongtaek, is projected to open in the first half of next year. Additionally, projects such as the Seohae KTX direct connection and the Pyeongtaek-Bubal line construction are underway.

Mayor Jeong stated, "If the two GTX lines are connected to Pyeongtaek, the mobility rights of Pyeongtaek citizens will be innovatively improved," and added, "We will do our best to ensure that the construction of Pyeongtaek City's railway network proceeds smoothly through continuous investment and cooperation with the central government."

However, since the financial burden on the city would be significant if Pyeongtaek City were to bear the entire cost of the GTX extension project, the city plans to request national government funding support.

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