Vice Governor Oh Hu-seok Visits Gwangju Station in Gyeonggi to Inspect Railway Strike Congestion Situation

Government Requests Korail and Others to Restore Normal Operation Levels During Commute Hours
Province Conducts On-Site Inspection at Gwangju Station on Gyeonggang Line to Address Rush Hour Congestion and Citizen Inconvenience

Oh Hu-seok, the Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs of Gyeonggi Province, visited Gwangju Station on the Gyeonggang Line on the 10th to inspect the site amid the ongoing Korail railway strike that started on the 5th.

Afternoon Seok, Deputy Governor of Administrative Affairs 2 of Gyeonggi Province, is inspecting the site by visiting Gwangju Station on the Gyeonggang Line on the 10th. Photo by Gyeonggi Province

Gwangju Station in Gyeonggi Province has experienced increased inconvenience for citizens using the railway due to two trains assigned to this station being unable to operate during the strike.

Deputy Governor Oh checked the long queues of citizens waiting for trains and requested the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and Korail to restore the Gyeonggang Line’s operation level to normal at least during commuting hours.

He also requested the Gyeonggi Southern Autonomous Police Committee to deploy police officers to alleviate congestion at the station, which could pose a threat to citizen safety.

Deputy Governor Oh stated, “We will review various policy alternatives and cooperate with related agencies to promptly resolve the congestion issue at Gwangju Station on the Gyeonggang Line in Gyeonggi Province.”