On-site Visit to Daegyeong Line History... Gumi City Council Culture and Environment Committee Inspects Facilities and Checks User Convenience

Expectations for Improved Transportation Convenience
with the First Metropolitan Railway Outside the Capital Region, the Daegyeong Line

The Culture and Environment Committee of the Gumi City Council in North Gyeongsang Province announced on the 17th that on the 14th, during the 285th temporary session of the council, they visited three major stations on the Daegyeong Line?Gumi Station, Sagok Station, and Daegu Station?to inspect facility conditions and assess user convenience.

The Culture and Environment Committee of the 285th Extraordinary Session of the Gumi City Council is taking a commemorative photo after visiting Daegu Station and conducting promotional activities.

The Daegyeong Line, the first metropolitan railway outside the capital region, was opened on December 14 last year with a total investment of 209.2 billion KRW, including the construction of Sagok Station and the improvement of the Gumi Station platform.

This line operates over a 61.8 km section, starting from Gumi, passing through Daegu, and extending to Gyeongsan.

With the introduction of a metropolitan public transportation transfer system involving nine local governments?Daegu, Gumi, Gimcheon, Chilgok, Gyeongsan, Yeongcheon, Seongju, Goryeong, and Cheongdo?there are expectations for revitalized exchanges between Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province and reduced transportation costs.

To improve on-site inspections, promotional activities, and citizen convenience, the committee members directly checked the facilities at the Daegyeong Line stations and boarded the trains to assess transportation convenience.

At Gumi Station, they listened to an explanation of the Daegyeong Line's operational status from a Korea Railroad Corporation official and held a Q&A session. At Daegu Station, they distributed promotional leaflets for the 'Gumi City Tour Daegyeong Line Connection Trip,' linking Sagok Station and Gumi Station, as part of their promotional activities.

Chairman Kim Jaeu emphasized, "It is regrettable that there is currently more outflow to Daegu than inflow to Gumi. To improve user convenience, it is necessary to increase the number of train operations, and since nearly 9 billion KRW is invested annually, continuous attention and monitoring are required."

He added, "The Gumi City Council and Gumi City must work together to develop policies that can generate economic benefits and ensure thorough post-management."

The committee members also requested that the Korea Railroad Corporation and the executive branch expand user guidance and make efforts to secure connecting transportation so that tourists and citizens visiting Gumi via the Daegyeong Line do not experience inconvenience.

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