Goyang Prepares for Move-In to 38,000 Changneung Homes, Calls for Goyang-Eunpyeong Line Extension to Ilsan

Goyang City Reviews Transportation Measures for Changneung New Town
Reviews Plans for a New GTX-A Changneung Station with the Metropolitan Area Transportation Commission and LH
Checks Progress on Direct Connection to the Western Line
Seeks Support for Preliminary Feasibility Study of Incheon Subway Line 2 Extension to Goyang
Calls for Daegok Station Multimodal Transit Center to Be Included

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province reviewed the progress of railway and road projects in preparation for the move-in of 38,000 households to Changneung New Town. The city asked the government to include an extension of the Goyang-Eunpyeong Line to Ilsan in national plans and support the Incheon Subway Line 2 extension to Goyang so it can pass a preliminary feasibility study.

Goyang Second Vice Mayor Oh Hu-seok (right) hands a policy proposal on pending issues to Kim Yong-seok (left), chairman of the Metropolitan Area Transport Committee. Provided by Goyang City.

Goyang Mayor Min Gyeong-seon said on November 13 that Second Vice Mayor Oh Hu-seok had met with Kim Yong-seok, chair of the Metropolitan Area Transportation Commission, on November 12 to discuss measures to improve regional transportation in the Changneung District.

Officials from the Metropolitan Area Transportation Commission, Goyang City and Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) reviewed the opening schedule for the Goyang-Eunpyeong Line, its direct connection to the Seoul Western Line, plans for a new Changneung Station on the GTX-A line, and progress and causes of delays in road projects connecting Goksan Station to Hwajeong-dong and Hwajeong-dong to Donae-dong.

Vice Mayor Oh called for pursuing a direct connection between the Goyang-Eunpyeong Line and the Western Line, while also developing a transfer plan that would allow passengers to transfer to Subway Line 6 at Saejeol Station if the Goyang-Eunpyeong Line opens first. He also asked for additional funding for the Wondang Public Bus Garage project to secure space for buses serving the Changneung District to turn around.

Goyang City proposed including an extension of the Goyang-Eunpyeong Line to Ilsan in national plans, as development in the Pungdong 2 District and Siksa 2 District is expected to increase the population in Siksa-dong and Pungsan-dong. The city also asked that plans for a multimodal transit center at Daegok Station be included in the regional transportation improvement measures to accommodate demand generated by the development of the Daegok Knowledge Convergence Complex public housing district.

For the preliminary feasibility study of the Incheon Subway Line 2 extension to Goyang, the city asked that the additional traffic demand and cost-saving measures submitted by local governments, the expected improvement in access for transportation-disadvantaged areas, and the special circumstances of the border region be fully taken into account. It also proposed preparing regional transportation improvements before large-scale reconstruction projects under the old planned city renewal program begin.

The Changneung District is a third-phase new town spanning approximately 8.11 million square meters in Hwajeon-dong, Yongdu-dong and Donae-dong in Goyang City. It is set to provide approximately 38,000 homes.

Officials, including Second Vice Mayor Oh Huseok and Metropolitan Transport Commission Chairman Kim Yongseok, visit the Changneung Public Housing District to inspect the progress of the metropolitan railway project. Photo provided by Goyang City.

"We will continue to work with relevant organizations, including the Metropolitan Area Transportation Commission, LH and Gyeonggi Province, to improve regional transportation in the Changneung District and help Goyang develop into a self-sufficient city that attracts businesses," said Oh Hu-seok, second vice mayor of Goyang City. "We will focus our administrative resources on ensuring the smooth progress of key transportation projects, including establishing a transfer system at Saejeol Station for the Goyang-Eunpyeong Line, directly connecting it to the Western Line, extending it to Ilsan, getting the Incheon Subway Line 2 extension through its preliminary feasibility study, and building a multimodal transit center at Daegok Station."

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