9-Minute Arrival from Gwangwoon Univ. Station to Samsung Station... Oh Seung-rok, Nowon District Mayor, Attends 'GTX-C Groundbreaking Ceremony'

On the 19th at 4 p.m., Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District Office in Seoul, attended the 'GTX-C Groundbreaking Ceremony' held at Gwangwoon University Station Plaza in Seoul.

The GTX-C line, which is being constructed this time, spans a total distance of 86.46 km from Yangju Deokjeong Station to Suwon Station, and among the 14 stations, it passes through Gwangwoon University Station in the Nowon District area. Once this line opens in 2028, it will take 9 minutes from Gwangwoon University Station to Samseong Station and 33 minutes to Suwon Station, significantly improving access from the northeastern metropolitan area to Gangnam and southern Gyeonggi Province.

The connection of the GTX line to Gwangwoon University Station holds great significance for the development of this area. This is because about 150,000㎡ of the Gwangwoon University Station area, which was formerly a logistics site, is undergoing a redevelopment project to be reborn as a luxury residential complex with up to 49 floors, along with commercial and office facilities.

Accordingly, the status of Nowon District as a new economic hub is rising, and at the same time, the residential conditions of nearby residents will be greatly improved, raising the expectations of residents in the Wolgye area day by day.

The groundbreaking ceremony was held with about 500 attendees including Mayor Oh Seung-rok, members of the National Assembly, city and district council members, and local residents, proceeding in the order of pre-ceremony performance, opening, progress report, congratulatory speeches, performance, and commemorative photo session.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District, stated, “The expansion of the metropolitan transportation network is an essential condition for Nowon District to leap forward as the central city of the northeastern metropolitan area of Seoul,” adding, “We will do our best to advance the region’s new future, including GTX and the development of the Gwangwoon University Station area.”