Seongnam City Conducts On-Site Inspection for Preliminary Feasibility Study on Subway Line 8 Pangyo Extension Project

Korea Development Institute (KDI) Conducts On-site Inspection
Project Aims to Break Ground in 2029

Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Sinsangjin), announced on April 29 that a practical team from the Korea Development Institute (KDI) visited the site and conducted a field inspection as part of the preliminary feasibility study for the extension project of Subway Line 8 to Pangyo, which is being promoted as a key pledge project of the 8th popularly elected administration.

Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin is speaking as he meets with the Korea Development Institute (KDI) working-level team at City Hall on the 29th for the preliminary feasibility study inspection of the extension project of Subway Line 8 to Pangyo. Provided by Seongnam City

On this day, Sinsangjin, Mayor of Seongnam City, met with the research team from the Korea Development Institute (KDI) at city hall and emphasized that the extension of Subway Line 8 to Pangyo is an essential project for establishing an integrated metropolitan transportation network, including the semiconductor belt (Seoul-Seongnam-Yongin-Hwaseong), which is being advanced as a national priority project.

The Subway Line 8 Pangyo extension project involves connecting the 3.78-kilometer section between Moran Train Depot and Pangyo Station on the Shinbundang Line as a double-track railway. Two new stations, Botdeul Sageori Station and Pangyo Station, are planned to be established. The total project cost is estimated at 451.5 billion won, with 60% funded by the national government and 40% by local governments.

This project aims to directly connect the old downtown and the new city center to promote balanced regional development and to disperse public transportation demand, thereby alleviating traffic congestion on major roads. In addition, by strengthening the transfer system in conjunction with the Shinbundang Line, Gyeonggang Line, Wolgot-Pangyo Line, and the GTX-A metropolitan express railway, it is expected to improve the convenience of mobility for citizens.

The project began with the launch of the preliminary feasibility study service in February 2024, followed by its inclusion in Gyeonggi Province’s urban rail network construction plan and the application for preliminary feasibility study target project status in December 2025. It was finally selected as a target project in March 2026. Subsequently, the preliminary feasibility study commenced on April 13, and the field inspection was conducted on this day.

Seongnam City plans to proceed with the project, aiming to break ground in 2029, if it passes the preliminary feasibility study based on the Korea Development Institute’s site survey and analysis. The city will follow procedures such as establishing the basic plan and carrying out basic and detailed designs.

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