Mayor Lee Hyun-jae Requests Resolution of Traffic Issues Including Wirye-Sinsa Line Extension to Hanam

Meeting with Seoul Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs to Discuss Key Issues
Request to Ease Overlap Restrictions on City and Village Bus Stops in Seoul's Village Bus Ordinance
Proposal for City Bus 31 to Route via Macheon Station and Extension of Seoul Bus 3117 to Wirye District

On the 17th, Lee Hyun-jae, Mayor of Hanam City, met with Kim Byung-min, Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of Seoul, to explain Hanam City's transportation issues, including the extension of the Wirye-Sinsa Line to Hanam, and requested magnanimous cooperation from the perspective of Metro Seoul, a metropolitan joint urban living zone, the city announced on the 20th.

Currently, Hanam Mayor (right) met with Kim Byung-min, Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of Seoul City, on the 17th to discuss Hanam City's transportation issues, including the extension of the Wirye-Sinsa Line to Hanam, and requested magnanimous cooperation at the Metro Seoul level, which is a metropolitan joint urban living zone. Provided by Hanam City

First, Hanam City hosts Seoul's living infrastructure supply facilities such as the Paldang Metropolitan Waterworks, Gwangam Water Purification Plant, and Dong Seoul Substation, providing various conveniences to Seoul. Despite actively cooperating with Seoul's request to install the (tentatively named) Oryun Station on the Songpa-Hanam Line (extension of Line 3), Seoul requested the resolution of Hanam City's transportation issues, citing inconvenience for Hanam new town residents commuting to and from Seoul.

First, in the case of Wirye New Town, although Hanam citizens also paid the metropolitan transportation burden charge, it is difficult for Hanam citizens to use the subway. Therefore, when Seoul promotes the Wirye-Sinsa Line as a financial project, it requested an extension to 'Wirye Hanam' within Wirye New Town and to promote it as a metropolitan railway, explaining that there is also a rationale for reducing Seoul's project costs by increasing national subsidy support (from 40% to 50%) and requested review.

Second, although resident traffic between Seoul and Gyeonggi-do (Hanam) occurs on a metropolitan scale without distinguishing administrative districts, Seoul's ordinance excessively restricts the overlap of village bus stops with city bus stops (limited to 4 locations), making it difficult for Gyeonggi-do village buses to operate to Seoul hub stations. Therefore, it requested “relaxation of the overlap between city bus and village bus stops in Seoul’s village bus ordinance.”

Third, it requested that Hanam City city bus route 31 be routed via Macheon Station (increased frequency) to improve access to Macheon Station on Line 5 for residents of Wirye New Town and Gam-il New Town, and that Seoul city bus route 3117 be extended to the Wirye district.

Fourth, if the starting point of the Songpa-Gyosan Expressway is installed at Oryun Intersection, the total 12 lanes of traffic volume from Wirye New Town (4 lanes), Gam-il New Town (4 lanes), and Songpa-Gyosan Expressway (4 lanes) will merge, raising concerns about a traffic crisis. Therefore, it requested a review of “installing the starting point after passing Oryun Intersection.”

Fifth, it also expressed willingness to participate in Seoul’s unlimited public transportation integrated pass, the 'Climate Companion Card.'

Meanwhile, Mayor Lee Hyun-jae reiterated during last year’s meeting with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, “For those commuting to Seoul from the metropolitan area, transportation measures will be prepared on par with Seoul citizens,” and urged “active consideration of Hanam City’s metropolitan transportation issues.”

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