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Goyang Special City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Dong-hwan) held a commemorative ceremony at Kintex Station on the 28th, the opening day of the GTX-A line, a metropolitan area express railway.

Lee Dong-hwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, is holding a commemorative ceremony at Kintex Station on the 28th, the opening day of the GTX-A line, a metropolitan express railway in the Seoul metropolitan area. Provided by Goyang Special City

About 200 people, including Mayor Lee Dong-hwan of Goyang Special City, members of the National Assembly, provincial councilors, city councilors, officials from the construction company, and local residents, attended the opening ceremony to celebrate the launch.

Immediately after the ceremony, Mayor Lee boarded the GTX train from Kintex Station to Seoul Station with citizens to check the convenience of use.

Lee Dong-hwan, mayor of Goyang Special City, is paying the fare to take a test ride after completing the commemorative ceremony at Kintex Station on the 28th, the opening day of the GTX-A line, a metropolitan express railroad in the Seoul metropolitan area. Provided by Goyang Special City

The newly opened GTX-A section includes five stations: Unjeong Jungang, Kintex, Daegok, Yeonsinnae, and Seoul Station. The entire GTX-A line connects a total distance of 82.1 km from Paju Unjeong through Seoul Samseong Station to Hwaseong Dongtan. The non-stop section through Samseong Station is scheduled to open in 2026, Samseong Station in 2028, and Changneung Station in 2030.

GTX operates at a maximum speed of 180 km/h, more than twice as fast as urban rail, and serves as an express railway with fewer stops. The travel time from Kintex to Seoul Station, which used to take over 50 minutes, is drastically reduced to 16 minutes. The first train departs from Kintex toward Seoul Station at 5:34 AM, and the last train departs from Seoul Station at 12:38 AM.

Lee Dong-hwan, mayor of Goyang Special City, is boarding the metropolitan area express railway GTX-A and examining the route map. Provided by Goyang Special City

The fare is the same as the Suseo-Dongtan section, with a base fare of 3,200 KRW and a distance fare of 250 KRW (for every 5 km exceeding 10 km of travel distance). Metropolitan area integrated transfer discounts, K-Pass, discounts for transportation-vulnerable groups, and weekend discounts are applied, allowing public transportation transfer users and regular users to use GTX-A at a more affordable price.

Mayor Lee Dong-hwan of Goyang Special City said at the opening ceremony, “With the opening of GTX-A, a transportation revolution in the metropolitan area, travel time will be drastically shortened, making commuting more relaxed and increasing the time spent with family in the mornings and evenings, allowing people to find more leisure in their daily lives.” He added, “GTX is expected to be a groundbreaking turning point that creates new economic opportunities beyond a simple transportation means, including securing self-sufficient facilities and attracting investment in economic free zones, K-Culture Valley, and Goyang Film Valley.”

Lee Dong-hwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, boarded the train on the 28th, the opening day of the GTX-A line, a metropolitan express railway in the Seoul metropolitan area, smiling brightly as he shook hands with children. Provided by Goyang Special City

Mayor Lee also added, “We will do our best to establish a denser metropolitan transportation network, including the suburban line currently being prepared for opening, the Goyang Eunpyeong Line and Daejang Hongdae Line currently under construction, and the planned extensions of Line 9 to Daegok and express services on Line 3 under review.”

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