Gyeonggi-do Collaborates with 8 Agencies Including MOLIT to Extend GTX A and C Lines

Gyeonggi Province has decided to actively cooperate with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and seven local governments to extend the metropolitan wide-area rapid transit (GTX) Line A (Unjeong~Dongtan) to Pyeongtaek and Line C (Deokjeong~Suwon) to Dongducheon and Asan, Chungnam.

On the 22nd, Oh Hu-seok, Deputy Governor for Administration of Gyeonggi Province, signed a "Win-win Cooperation Agreement for the Extension of Metropolitan Wide-area Rapid Transit (GTX) Lines A and C" at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's main conference room. The agreement was attended by Park Sang-woo, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; Kim Tae-heum, Governor of Chungcheongnam-do; Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong; Jung Jang-seon, Mayor of Pyeongtaek; Lee Kwon-jae, Mayor of Osan; Park Hyung-deok, Mayor of Dongducheon; Park Sang-don, Mayor of Cheonan; and Park Kyung-gwi, Mayor of Asan.

According to the agreement, the nine institutions agreed to join forces to ensure the swift promotion of the GTX Line A extension project to Pyeongtaek and the GTX Line C extension project to Dongducheon and Pyeongtaek, considering the opening schedule of the main lines.

Metropolitan Area Express Railway Line A and Line C as well

They also agreed to mutually cooperate in securing demand for the GTX Lines A and C extension projects, improving project promotion conditions, optimizing operations, verifying feasibility, obtaining permits, and fulfilling other project procedures.

Oh Hu-seok, Deputy Governor for Administration of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Expanding infrastructure is key to regional balanced development and improving the lives of residents. We will actively strive to extend the GTX lines to respond to the increasing metropolitan transportation demand caused by various development projects and to enhance the quality of life for Gyeonggi residents."

Meanwhile, in February 2020, Gyeonggi Province signed a win-win cooperation agreement with Hwaseong City, Pyeongtaek City, and Osan City to extend the GTX Line C, currently being promoted on the Deokjeong~Suwon route, to Hwaseong, Osan, and Pyeongtaek.

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