Seongnam's Dochon-Yatap Station Has B/C Ratio of 0.46... City: "Difficult to Pursue Construction"

Results of the Feasibility Study Unveiled at Residents' Briefing
Reviewing Public Transport Improvements in Coordination with Redevelopment and Reconstruction
Vows to Develop Measures to Address Residents' Requests

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province is facing difficulties in pursuing the construction of the tentatively named Dochon-Yatap Station near Dochon Sageori on the Suseo-Gwangju double-track railway, due to a lack of economic feasibility.

A residents' briefing session on the results of the preliminary feasibility study for Dochon-Yatap Station was held at the Dochon-dong Administrative Welfare Center on the 9th. Provided by Seongnam City.

Seongnam City Mayor Shin Sang-jin said on Nov. 10 that the city held a residents' briefing at the Dochon-dong Administrative Welfare Center on the afternoon of Nov. 9, where it explained the final results of a preliminary feasibility study on the proposed Dochon-Yatap Station and its plans for follow-up action.

The study found that the proposed station had a benefit-cost ratio (B/C) of 0.46. This was higher than the 0.38 calculated in August, but still below the economic feasibility benchmark of 1.0 set by the city. The city said it would be difficult to pursue the station because it did not meet the economic feasibility benchmark or relevant laws and regulations.

Plans to prepare for a future station by installing infrastructure such as station structures in advance are also proving difficult. The city said that, after consulting the relevant central government agencies, it learned that advance installation of infrastructure could not be considered separately from the construction of the station.

In 2024, Seongnam City proposed to Korea National Railway that the structure type be changed in advance to allow station structures to be built ahead of time. Korea National Railway, however, said that changing the structure type would also constitute the construction of a new station and would therefore require the project to meet economic feasibility standards.

The city plans to improve local transport conditions in coordination with major development plans, including redevelopment in the old downtown area and reconstruction in Bundang.

A Seongnam City official said, "The construction of Dochon-Yatap Station has long been a cherished goal of local residents, and the city has made efforts in various ways to make it a reality. We are very disappointed that it has become difficult to proceed because the project does not meet relevant laws and regulations or economic feasibility standards."

The official added, "The fact that constructing the station is difficult does not mean we will stop working to improve local transport conditions. We will continue to review various public transport improvements to ease residents' travel difficulties in coordination with major development plans, including redevelopment in the old downtown area and reconstruction in Bundang."

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