Final Approval of Daegu Urban Railway Line 4 Basic Plan ... Suseong District Sports Complex to Isiapolis 12.6 km

12 Stations ... Completion by 2030

Daegu City’s “Urban Railway Line 4 Construction Project” basic plan was finally approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Metropolitan Transportation Committee on the 6th.

Following the approval of the basic plan, the Urban Railway Line 4 will officially enter the design and construction phases.

Urban Railway Line 4 is a project that applied for a preliminary feasibility study in August 2018 and passed the study in December 2020. In May 2021, the basic plan establishment service began, and after holding public hearings, gathering opinions from the council, and coordinating with related agencies including the Ministry of Economy and Finance for total project cost adjustments, final approval was obtained.

Daegu Urban Railroad Line 4 Route Map.

With a total project cost of 775.6 billion KRW and a planned completion in 2030, Urban Railway Line 4 will extend 12.6 km from Suseong-gu Civic Stadium Station through Kyungpook National University and EXCO to Isiapolis, with 12 stations to be constructed.

This basic plan for Urban Railway Line 4 fully reflects the plan conceived by Daegu City through close consultations with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

The vehicle system change from monorail to steel-wheeled AGT was verified for its inevitability and appropriateness.

There will be 12 stations, and based on residents’ opinions gathered during public hearings and resident briefings, two additional stations were approved compared to the preliminary feasibility study. Gonggonegeori Station and Kyungdaegyo Station were added.

The transfer stations with the existing Urban Railway Lines 1 and 2, Beomeo Station and Dongdaegu Station, were changed from indirect to direct transfer after review by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for transfer convenience, and the vehicle depot was designated on city-owned land at the slaughterhouse site.

Once Urban Railway Line 4 opens, the number of transfer stations in Daegu will double from three to six, and a circular transfer system among Lines 1, 2, and 3 will be established, greatly contributing to improved transfer convenience and the activation of public transportation use.

The existing transfer stations are Myeongdeok Station (Lines 1 and 3), Cheongra Hill Station (Lines 2 and 3), and Banwoldang Station (Lines 1 and 2), totaling three. The additional transfer stations are Suseong-gu Civic Stadium Station (Lines 3 and 4), Beomeo Station (Lines 2 and 4), and Dongdaegu Station (Lines 1 and 4), also totaling three.

Kim Daeyoung, Director of the City Transportation Bureau, said, “With the approval of the basic plan for Urban Railway Line 4, a new line will be supplied to the eastern and northern areas, which have been blind spots in urban rail, laying a foundation for growth that will create jobs and revitalize the local economy. We will do our best to ensure that Urban Railway Line 4 opens on schedule.”

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