Citizens to Directly Decide "Our Neighborhood Station Names"... Gwangju City Collects Public Opinions

18 Phase 1 Stations Included
Public Opinions Collected in March, Final Names Confirmed in June

Citizens will directly decide the station names for Gwangju Metro Line 2. Gwangju City will collect public opinions on the names of 18 stations in Phase 1.

The Gwangju Metropolitan City Government (Mayor Kang Ki-jung) will conduct a "Public Survey for Station Name Designation" for 18 stations in Phase 1 of Gwangju Metro Line 2 over a two-week period from March 2 to 15.

'Citizen Opinion Survey for Station Name Designation' web poster. Provided by Gwangju City

The survey will be carried out in accordance with the "Standards and Procedures Plan for Urban Rail Station Name Designation." Any citizen of Gwangju can participate through the online civic participation platform "Gwangju ON." Residents living within a 500-meter radius of each station can also submit their opinions on nearby station names offline by filling out questionnaires available at local Administrative Welfare Centers.

The online survey will cover all 18 Phase 1 stations of Line 2 and will run from March 2 to 15. The offline survey will target residents living near the stations and will be conducted for nine days, excluding weekends, from March 3 to 13. Respondents can either choose one of three candidate names proposed by the city for each station or submit alternative suggestions.

The opinion-gathering will cover 18 stations out of a total of 20 Phase 1 stations on Gwangju Metro Line 2, excluding Station 203 (Sangmu Station) and Station 214 (Namgwangju Station), which are transfer stations to Line 1. These two transfer stations will retain their existing Line 1 station names.

To increase citizen participation, Gwangju City plans to use a variety of promotional channels, including the official social media accounts of the city and district governments, the city’s electronic billboards and Bitgoeul TV, bulletin boards inside Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation stations, and street banners.

Based on the survey results, the city will hold deliberations from March to May through the district-level place-naming committees and the Gwangju City place-naming committee. It will then request advice from the National Institute of the Korean Language on Romanization and Chinese character notation. The final station names will be confirmed and officially announced in June.