Choi Ki-moon, Mayor of Yeongcheon, Promotes 'Geumho Station Area Development' ... Daegu Urban Railway Yeongcheon Extension Line to Open in 2030

Visit to Yangsan and Gyeongsan Station Area Development Sites

On the 27th, Yeongcheon City, led by Mayor Choi Ki-moon and accompanied by about 20 public officials, visited the sites of Yangsan City and Gyeongsan City in Gyeongnam Province, which are regarded as successful cases of station area development, to benchmark excellent cases to apply to the Geumho station area development project in Yeongcheon City.

This visit was made to seek ways to maximize the economic growth of Geumho-eup upon the opening of the urban railway, following the passage of the preliminary feasibility study for the extension of Daegu Metro Line 1 to Yeongcheon (Geumho) on the 5th of last month.

Mayor Choi Ki-moon and other Yeongcheon city employees are inspecting the Yangsan station area development site.

On the morning of the same day, Yeongcheon City visited Sasong and Mulgeum New Towns in Yangsan City to meet with Mayor Na Dong-yeon of Yangsan City, and in the afternoon, toured the Imdang station area district and Daeim public housing site in Gyeongsan City, meeting with Mayor Jo Hyun-il of Gyeongsan and relevant officials to listen to project explanations and successful experiences.

Yangsan City developed Mulgeum New Town through LH following the opening of Busan Metro Line 2 in 2008, establishing the Pusan National University Yangsan Campus and attracting the branch of the national university hospital, Pusan National University Hospital. The section of Busan Metro Line 1 includes the Sasong New Town public housing district, which has been completed and is currently being sold.

Regarding the extension of Daegu Metro Line 2 to Yeungnam University, Gyeongbuk Development Corporation developed residential land in the Imdang station area district, and LH is developing a large-scale housing complex in the Daeim public housing district.

With the extension project of Daegu Metro Line 1 from Ansim Station to Hayang, scheduled to open at the end of this year, confirmed to extend to Geumho-eup in Yeongcheon City, the final terminal station, tentatively named Y2 Station, will be installed in Geumho-eup. When the Daegu Metro Line 1 Yeongcheon extension project opens in 2030, a metropolitan railway transportation zone connecting Daegu, Gyeongsan, and Yeongcheon will be established, forming a joint living area that is expected to activate corporate investment, job creation, and various development projects.

Mayor Choi Ki-moon said, “The answer lies in the field. After seeing the sites of the two local governments and hearing their successful cases, we must repeatedly consider what effective measures to adopt and do our best in the development project of the Geumho station area. Please strive to include not only the formation of a metropolitan transportation network but also a long-term vision and plan as a future growth engine for regional development,” urging the staff.

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