Yongin Mayoral Candidate Hyun Geuntaek Vows to Achieve "30-Minute Gangnam Commute Traffic Revolution"

Hyun Geuntaek and Choo Mi-ae Board GTX-A Together from Guseong to Dongtan Stations
"Will Resolve Yongin's Traffic Congestion Through Cooperation with Gyeonggi Province"

Hyun Geuntaek, a preliminary candidate for Yongin mayor from the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on May 11, 2026 that he would put forward the vision of a “30-minute commute traffic revolution to the Gangnam area” and form a “one team” with Choo Mi-ae, a preliminary candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor, to take the lead in solving Yongin’s traffic congestion problems.

On the 11th, Hyun Geun-taek, a preliminary candidate for mayor of Yongin from the Democratic Party of Korea, boarded the GTX-A together with Chu Mi-ae, a preliminary candidate for governor of Gyeonggi Province, at Guseong Station in Giheung-gu, Yongin. They presented a vision for a "30-minute commuting revolution to the Gangnam area." Photo provided by candidate Hyun Geun-taek

On the morning of the same day, Hyun Geuntaek met with Choo Mi-ae at Guseong Station in Giheung District and jointly boarded a GTX-A train heading to Dongtan Station in Hwaseong. The two candidates arrived at Dongtan Station in just seven minutes and experienced firsthand the efficiency of the metropolitan express railway, demonstrating a strong “one team” alliance to resolve traffic congestion in Yongin and the southern Gyeonggi region.

At the event, Hyun Geuntaek stated, “I will establish the Yongin-Bundang Express Railway (YTX) to create a new transportation corridor connecting Bundang, Jukjeon, Cheongdeok, Dongbaek, Yongin City Hall, and Namsa,” emphasizing, “I will promptly promote the Southern Gyeonggi Metropolitan Railway and secure an early decision on the Central Metropolitan Express Railway (JTX), making Yongin the undisputed transportation hub of southern Gyeonggi.”

He added, “I will steadily advance railway projects such as the extension of the Bundang Line, the extension of the Yongin Line, the establishment of the Dongbaek-Sinbong Line, the Indeogwon-Dongtan Line, and the Pyeongtaek-Bubal Line. In addition to increasing and concentrating metropolitan buses to Seoul and Gangnam during rush hours, we will introduce circular buses for all three districts and expand direct GTX buses from Guseong Station, so that Yongin citizens can have shorter commutes and longer lives after work.”

In addition, Hyun Geuntaek announced plans to expand the “call-type Ddok Bus” connecting living hubs throughout Yongin, as well as to promote fare reductions for the Shinbundang Line.

Hyun Geuntaek repeatedly stressed that close cooperation with Gyeonggi Province is essential for a successful traffic revolution.

He stated, “Expanding major transportation networks, such as subway extensions or new expressways, not only requires enormous budgets, but also cannot be accelerated without Gyeonggi Province’s active administrative cooperation. Together with Choo Mi-ae, I will build the ‘Gyeonggi-Yongin Winning Line’ to achieve a traffic revolution that allows access from Yongin to the Gangnam area in just 30 minutes.”

Guseong Station, the starting point for this schedule, is more than just a railway station—it is the intersection of the key metropolitan transportation network that runs through Yongin and the heart of transportation innovation. Hyun Geuntaek has expressed his unwavering commitment to use this location as a base to complete a dense transportation network connecting Gangnam and major cities in southern Gyeonggi Province.

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