Bucheon Launches Petition Campaign for 100,000 Signatures to Bring KTX-Eum Trains to Sosa Station

Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced on October 17 that it has launched a petition campaign to collect 100,000 signatures calling for KTX-Eum trains on the Seohae Line to stop at Sosa Station.

The petition campaign aims to improve metropolitan rail accessibility for Bucheon residents and those in the southwestern areas of Incheon and Seoul, as well as to generate economic benefits by revitalizing local industries and tourism. The campaign will run until December 19.

Residents can participate in the online petition campaign via QR code or through the official Bucheon City website. Offline signature collection will take place at City Hall, the district offices of Wonmi, Sosa, and Ojeong, the civil service centers in each neighborhood, as well as at major subway stations such as Sosa Station and Bucheon City Hall Station, and in apartment complexes.

'KTX-Eum Sosa Station Stop Request Petition' Promotional Poster. Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

The city is also conducting promotional activities to encourage participation from citizens, local organizations, schools, and other stakeholders. In particular, Bucheon plans to actively promote the necessity of having KTX-Eum trains stop at Sosa Station and the benefits this would bring for regional development through social networking services, on-site campaigns at local festivals, and other outreach efforts.

Bucheon Mayor Cho Yongik stated, "Having KTX-Eum trains stop at Sosa Station is not just about improving transportation. It is an opportunity for Bucheon to emerge as the center of southwestern Greater Seoul in the era of the Seohae Line. We hope many citizens will participate."

Currently, residents of Bucheon, Incheon, and other southwestern areas must travel via Seoul to reach regions such as Hongseong in the Chungcheong area by public transportation, which takes about three hours. If KTX-Eum trains stop at Sosa Station, the travel time would be reduced to approximately one hour and twenty minutes without the need for transfers or detours, cutting the journey time by more than half.

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