Yongin Mayor Lee Sangil Requests Support for Railway Projects at Presidential Policy Briefing

Southern Gyeonggi Metropolitan Railway, Dongbaek-Shinbong Line, and More
"Essential for Semiconductor Industry Development... Urgent Need for Government Support"

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 12th that Mayor Lee Sangil had requested government support from the Presidential Office and the central government for the city’s long-awaited railway projects, including the Southern Gyeonggi Metropolitan Railway and the Southern Gyeonggi East-West Line.

On this day, Mayor Lee attended the national policy briefing for mayors, county governors, and district chiefs, held at the State Guest House of the Blue House and presided over by President Lee Jaemyung. There, he explained the city’s major railway network plans currently underway and emphasized the need for government-level support.

Lee Sangil, Mayor of Yongin. At the national briefing held on the 12th, presided over by President Lee Jae-myung, Mayor Lee requested government support for the city’s long-awaited railway project. Provided by Yongin City

In the materials submitted in advance, Mayor Lee requested four key items: inclusion of the new Southern Gyeonggi Metropolitan Railway in the 5th National Railway Network Construction Plan; government approval for the establishment of the Dongbaek-Shinbong Line and the extension of the Yongin Line; inclusion of the Gyeonggang Line extension in the 5th National Railway Network Construction Plan or early commencement of the Central Region Metropolitan Express Railway; and inclusion of the Southern Gyeonggi East-West Line in the 5th National Railway Network Construction Plan, as well as a renewed preliminary feasibility study for the Pyeongtaek-Bubal Line.

The Southern Gyeonggi Metropolitan Railway, for which Mayor Lee requested inclusion in the National Railway Network Construction Plan, is a new railway project spanning 50.7 kilometers, connecting Jamsil Sports Complex Station in Seoul, Pangyo in Seongnam, Sinbong and Seongbok-dong in Yongin, Gwanggyo in Suwon, and Bongdam in Hwaseong. The project is being jointly promoted by four local governments: Yongin, Suwon, Seongnam, and Hwaseong.

Mayor Lee also requested government approval for the establishment of the Dongbaek-Shinbong Line and the extension of the Yongin Line, both included in the Second Gyeonggi Province Urban Railway Network Construction Plan. The Dongbaek-Shinbong Line is a 14.7-kilometer route that will connect with the planned Southern Gyeonggi Metropolitan Railway at Sinbong-dong and link major transfer stations such as Seongbok Station, Guseong Station, and Dongbaek Station. The Yongin Line extension is a project to connect a 6.8-kilometer section from Giheung Station through Heungdeok to Gwanggyo Jungang Station.

Major railway projects for which Yongin City has requested government support. Provided by Yongin City

Mayor Lee also proposed support for the establishment and extension of major railway lines connecting the Yongin Semiconductor Belt. The Gyeonggang Line extension is a route that will connect Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province through Mohyeon and Pogok-eup in Cheoin-gu, Yongin, to the national advanced system semiconductor industrial complex currently being developed in Idong and Namsa-eup, as well as the semiconductor-specialized new town in Idong-eup.

The Southern Gyeonggi East-West Line is a project to construct an 89.4-kilometer railway from Bubal-eup in Icheon City, passing through Wonsam-myeon in Cheoin-gu, Yongin, where the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster General Industrial Complex and the Yongin Advanced System Semiconductor National Industrial Complex are located, and extending to Jeongok Port in Hwaseong City. Of this, 26.7 kilometers will serve as a semiconductor line connecting major semiconductor clusters in Hwaseong, Yongin, and Icheon.

Mayor Lee stated, "As the government is also aware of the importance of the semiconductor industry, I sincerely hope that the projects to expand the railway infrastructure in Yongin and neighboring cities, which are essential for Korea’s development and strengthening the competitiveness of the semiconductor industry, will be actively supported so that they can proceed at a faster pace."

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