Mayor Shin Youngjae Vows Full Commitment to Fulfilling 100-Year Aspiration of Hongcheon Residents for Railroad Attraction

Policy Advisory Committee Convenes to Discuss Strategies for Successful Attraction of the Hongcheon Railroad

Hongcheon County in Gangwon Province announced on the 19th that it held the 4th Policy Advisory Committee meeting for the Hongcheon Metropolitan Railroad at the county office's administrative situation room. This advisory committee meeting was organized at a crucial time ahead of the announcement of the preliminary feasibility study.

Hongcheon County held the 4th Policy Advisory Committee meeting for the Hongcheon Metropolitan Railroad on the 19th at the county office's administrative situation room. Provided by Hongcheon County

The Policy Advisory Committee was attended by key policy advisors, including Chairman Shin Youngjae, the Mayor of Hongcheon County; Choi Jinseok, Director of the Railroad Economy Research Institute; Kwon Hyukil, Member of the Hongcheon Railroad Pan-County Promotion Committee; Kim Juwon, Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Public Health at Yonsei University; and Jang Jinyoung, Head of the Urban Development Team at the Gangwon Research Institute. Related public officials such as Kim Wansu, Director of Economic Promotion, and Jeon Sangkwon, Director of Planning and Audit, were also present.

During the meeting, Hongcheon County discussed a wide range of opinions on overall strategies for passing the upcoming stages, including the final report on the "Yongmun-Hongcheon Metropolitan Railroad Attraction Plan Establishment Service" and response measures for the subcommittee, which is the final stage of the preliminary feasibility study.

Mayor Shin Youngjae stated, "I am deeply grateful to the advisory committee members who made time to attend despite their busy schedules," and added, "The Yongmun-Hongcheon Metropolitan Railroad is currently at a critical juncture where passing the preliminary feasibility study will be decided. I will make sure to use the valuable insights shared at this Policy Advisory Committee as a foundation to pass the preliminary feasibility study and will do my utmost to fulfill this long-cherished wish of Hongcheon County residents for the next 100 years."

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