The urban development project for the area around Dongincheon Station on the Gyeongin Line, a representative old downtown area of Incheon, is set to begin in earnest.
On the 25th, Incheon City announced that the development plan for 93,000㎡ around Dongincheon Station, including Songhyeon-dong in Dong-gu and Inhyeon-dong in Jung-gu, has passed the city’s Urban Planning Committee review.
This project will be promoted through a public development method involving Incheon Urban Corporation. With a total project cost of 512 billion KRW, 1,279 housing units will be built to accommodate approximately 2,500 residents. The detailed design will be completed next year, construction will start in 2026, and completion is targeted for 2029.
The area around Dongincheon Station flourished as the center of Incheon’s economic activity during South Korea’s industrialization period but rapidly declined after the 1990s due to changes in consumption patterns, the decline of traditional markets, and the shift of the city’s central axis. Currently, over 80% of the buildings are more than 40 years old, causing inconvenience to residents, and the imbalance between the new and old downtown areas is undermining Incheon’s competitiveness.
Since the launch of the 8th municipal administration, the city has decided on a full redevelopment of the area around Dongincheon Station. After signing a basic agreement with Incheon Urban Corporation in December last year, the city has conducted resident opinion gathering, consultations with related agencies, various impact assessments, and negotiations with the Central Land Expropriation Committee for project approval from April this year until last month. Alongside this, the urban regeneration revitalization project, delayed for 17 years due to resident opposition, and the procedure for lifting the redevelopment promotion district were also completed last month, marking the start of full-scale development.
The city plans to develop this area into a complex district combining residential, business, and commercial functions through the urban regeneration project. In line with the launch of Jemulpo Port, which integrates the inland areas of Jung-gu and Dong-gu in July 2026, the plan includes connecting the north and south plazas of Dongincheon Station, which are currently separated by the Gyeongin Line, and creating a multi-level plaza above.
An Incheon city official said, "The development around Dongincheon Station is a core project of the Jemulpo Renaissance, the Incheon old downtown revival project," and added, "We will do our best to establish Dongincheon Station as a new hub of the old downtown."
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