Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kang Su-hyun) announced on the 27th that on the 26th, they visited the Ilyeong Station restoration project site together with Jeong Gu-yong, Head of Passenger Business Division at Korea Railroad Corporation, to check the progress of the station remodeling project and to deliver suggestions for effective space composition and tourism resource creation in the future.
Yang Soo-hyun, Mayor of Yangju City (third from the left), visited the Ilyeong Station restoration project site on the 26th with Jung Gu-yong, Head of Passenger Business Division at Korea Railroad Corporation, to check the progress of the station remodeling project and to provide suggestions for effective space organization and tourism resource development. Provided by Yangju City
The Gyoeoseon Line was opened in 1961, running from Goyang City in Gyeonggi Province through Yangju City to Uijeongbu City, but was suspended in 2004 due to operational deficits. As voices calling for the resumption of the Gyoeoseon Line increased due to a lack of public transportation, the reopening is being promoted and is scheduled to resume operation by the end of December.
Among the stations, Ilyeong Station is the only manned station among the three operating stations on the Yangju Gyoeoseon Line. It has attracted domestic and international tourists as the filming location of BTS’s “Spring Day” music video, making it an excellent resource for tourism.
The Ilyeong Station restoration project is planned to be created with a retro concept that maintains the existing exterior to evoke the atmosphere and romance of the old Gyoeoseon Line. In addition to the waiting room function of Ilyeong Station, the city proposed various measures for tourists, including the establishment of a tourism promotion center and tourism facilities, and securing passageways to improve convenience for Ilyeong Station users.
A Korea Railroad Corporation official stated, “We will actively cooperate to ensure that Ilyeong Station can establish itself as a representative tourist attraction for regional economic revitalization and tourism industry development.”
A Yangju City official said, “We will do our best to cooperate with Korea Railroad Corporation so that Ilyeong Station can grow into a representative tourist destination of the Gyoeoseon Line.”
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