Mayor Jeong: "Dongtan Tram Breaks Ground After 17-Year Wait... We Take Responsibility for Safety and Quality Through to Completion"

Hwaseong City Signs Contract with DL E&C Consortium
Priority Construction Section of Dongtan Urban Railway Gets Underway
Site Office and Temporary Fence to Be Installed
31.5 Kilometers in Total, with 33 Stations
Main Construction Aims to Begin in August 2027

The Dongtan tram project in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, has begun preparations for on-site construction.

Jung Myunggeun, mayor of Hwaseong Special City, gives an interview to the press at the commencement ceremony for the priority construction section of the Dongtan Urban Railway. Provided by Hwaseong City.

Hwaseong Special City, led by Mayor Jeong Myeonggeun, said on November 2 that it had held a launch ceremony for the priority construction section of Phase 1 of the Dongtan Urban Railway project and would now move ahead with the project in earnest. The city aims to obtain approval for the project plan and begin main construction in August 2027, after completing the detailed design for the main works and the necessary administrative procedures.

“After a long wait of 17 years, the Dongtan tram, a long-cherished wish of our citizens, is finally breaking ground,” Hwaseong Mayor Jeong Myeonggeun said that day. “I sincerely thank everyone who trusted in the project and waited for it.”

After completing reviews of the technical proposal and the detailed design documents for the priority construction section, the city selected the DL E&C Consortium as the qualified bidder for the detailed design and signed a construction contract for the priority section.

The priority construction section involves preparatory work to establish the site conditions needed for the main construction. Over 120 days from the start of construction, temporary facilities, including a site office and a temporary fence around the vehicle depot, will be installed. The DL E&C Consortium will also carry out the detailed design for the main construction over eight months. The city plans to complete the design and related administrative procedures before proceeding with the main construction.

Phase 1 of the Dongtan Urban Railway project will build 33 stations and one vehicle depot along two routes: a 17.8-kilometer route from Byeongjeom Station via Dongtan Station to the vehicle depot, and a 13.7-kilometer route from Mangpo Station via Dongtan Station to Bangyo-dong. The total length of the routes will be 31.5 kilometers. The city expects the tram to improve public transportation convenience in the Dongtan area and provide better access to regional rail services once completed.

Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of the Dongtan urban railway project pose for a commemorative photo. Courtesy of Hwaseong City.

“The Dongtan tram is a key mode of transportation that will make transfers to regional rail services more convenient and improve citizens’ commutes and journeys to school,” Mayor Jeong said. “We will put safety and quality first and pursue the project with a strong sense of responsibility through to completion, so that today’s first step leads to changes in citizens’ daily lives.”

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