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South Korea,November 2026 – Yongin City Mayor Lee Sang-il has called on residents to participate in a government public survey to strengthen support for three railway projects proposed for inclusion in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Fifth National Railway Network Construction Plan. The survey runs until 3 p.m. on 13 November 2026.

The first proposal is a 38-kilometre extension of the Gyeonggang Line, connecting Gwangju Station in Gyeonggi Province with Everland and Namsa. The route would pass through Yongin’s Cheoin District, improving railway access to the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster and the Advanced System Semiconductor Cluster National Industrial Complex.

The second proposal, the approximately 50.7-kilometre Southern Gyeonggi Metropolitan Railway, would connect Seoul Sports Complex and Suseo with Pangyo, Yongin’s Sinbong and Seongbok areas, Suwon’s Gwanggyo district and Hwaseong’s Bongdam area. The planned connection is intended to improve journeys between Seoul and southern Gyeonggi Province while addressing regional public transport constraints.

The third project, known as the Semiconductor Line or Southern Gyeonggi East-West Crossing Line, is an 89.4-kilometre railway proposed to connect Icheon’s Bubal area with semiconductor industrial sites in Yongin, followed by Dongtan, Byeongjeom and Jeongok Port. The route is intended to link major industrial centres and strengthen transport connections for the region’s semiconductor manufacturing sector.

Alongside the proposals, Yongin has set a target of accumulating between KRW500 billion and KRW1 trillion in a dedicated railway fund by 2030 to support future project implementation. The national survey seeks public views on the future role of railways, investment priorities, overall funding requirements and the distribution of investment between the Seoul metropolitan area and other regions. The three proposals remain subject to consideration under the national planning process.

Source: Seoul Economic Daily