Seodaemun-gu, Interim Report Meeting for 'Gyeongui Line Underground Basic Plan' Establishment Project

Reflecting the Service Results in the Integrated Development Plan for Railway Undergrounding
"Gyeongui Line Undergrounding to Become a Growth Hub in Seodaemun-gu"

Seodaemun-gu recently held an interim report meeting for the "Basic Plan Establishment Service for the Undergrounding and Three-dimensional Complex Development of the Gyeongui Line." (Photo by Seodaemun-gu Office)

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Seong-heon) announced on the 13th that following the commencement of the "Basic Plan Establishment Service for the Undergrounding and Three-dimensional Complex Development of the Gyeongui Line" in March last year, a mid-term report meeting for the project was recently held at the district office's planning situation room.

The meeting was attended by experts in urban planning, architecture, and related fields, who listened to the progress of the basic plan (draft) from the service provider and discussed the direction of the project to be implemented by September this year.

The district is making efforts to proactively carry out the project to underground the Gyeongui Line above-ground railway and utilize the railway site above ground at a rapid pace.

In January, the "Special Act on the Undergrounding of Railways and Integrated Development of Railway Sites," which aims to underground the above-ground railway identified as a factor causing regional disconnection and urban landscape deterioration, and to effectively develop the secured railway sites and surrounding areas to enhance public welfare and urban competitiveness, was passed by the National Assembly plenary session and enacted.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is known to plan to establish a comprehensive plan for railway undergrounding and integrated development for 2024-2025 and to receive proposals from local governments by September this year to select priority sections as pilot projects.

Seodaemun-gu aims to proactively derive measures to realize the undergrounding of the railway through this project so that they can be reflected in the comprehensive plan established by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Mayor Lee Seong-heon stated, "Once the Gyeongui Line is undergrounded, it will become a growth hub for Seodaemun-gu by enabling the creation of a medical complex innovation base linked with Severance Hospital, startup platforms, and youth work and cultural spaces," adding, "We are also reviewing various measures to revitalize the entire Sinchon area, including this."

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