Yongin City Officially Requests Extension of Gyeonggang Line 'Gyeonggi Gwangju-Yongin Cheoin'

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Requests Inclusion in the '5th National Railroad Network Construction Plan'
"Essential for Successful Development of Semiconductor Belt and New Mobility Cities"

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 6th that it has officially requested the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to include the extension of the Gyeonggang Line to Cheoin-gu, Yongin, in the '5th National Railroad Network Construction Plan.'

The route proposed by the city this time is a 37.97 km extension branching off from Gyeonggi Gwangju Station on the Gyeonggang Line between Pangyo Station and Yeoju Station, connecting Idong and Namsa-eup in Cheoin-gu, Yongin. This plan aims to connect the 'Advanced System Semiconductor National Industrial Complex' to be established in the Idong and Namsa-eup area, the 'Yongin Semiconductor Cluster' currently under development in Wonsam-myeon, and the Idong Public Housing District, which will be developed as a semiconductor-specialized new town in Idong-eup.

The 'National Railroad Network Construction Plan' is a mid- to long-term railroad construction plan established every 10 years under the 'Railroad Construction and Railroad Facility Maintenance Act,' serving as the highest-level statutory plan in the railroad construction sector. The government is currently preparing the 5th plan for 2026?2035.

The city emphasized that the extension of the Gyeonggang Line is essential, as the establishment of a 7.47 million square meter advanced system semiconductor industrial complex and a 2.28 million square meter Idong district is expected to directly and indirectly generate employment effects for 1.6 million people. It also added that the new route is indispensable for the revitalization project of the Gyeonggi Gwangju Station area promoted by Gwangju City.

According to a feasibility study jointly conducted with Gwangju City, the city stated that the benefit-cost ratio (B/C) of this project was 0.92, confirming its viability. The city also added that this project complements the metropolitan southeastern railroad network as part of the national policy-driven Metropolitan Area Express Railroad (GTX).

The city plans to submit the proposal to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport through Gyeonggi Province within this month. Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin said, "The advanced system semiconductor industrial complex and other semiconductor mega clusters being established in Yongin are for strengthening the nation's future competitiveness," adding, "Transportation convenience for the talents working here and the citizens of Cheoin-gu must be greatly improved."

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