GTX-A 평택 연장 '청신호'…평택시, 경제성 검증

[Anchor] The GTX-A Jije Station extension project is expected to gain momentum. This is because the results of its own feasibility study showed sufficient economic feasibility. Pyeongtaek City plans to secure the project cost of over 200 billion won by reflecting it in the Jije Station area metropolitan transportation improvement plan. Bae Sang-min is in charge. [Article content] GTX-A, the metropolitan express railway. Following the Suseo-Dongtan section in March last year, the Paju Unjeong-Seoul Station section opened in December. The Suseo-Dongtan section recorded 4.1 million cumulative passengers in just one year since opening, and the Unjeong-Seoul Station section recorded 3.6 million passengers in just three months. Amidst this, the GTX-A Pyeongtaek extension is being promoted. This is a project to extend the main line by 20.9km from Dongtan Station, the terminus of the existing Suseo High-Speed Line, to Jije Station in Pyeongtaek. The feasibility study commissioned by Pyeongtaek City to a specialized agency for the GTX-A extension project showed sufficient economic feasibility. The cost-benefit index, B/C, was analyzed to be 1.49, significantly exceeding the standard of 1.0. Based on the results of the feasibility study, the city plans to request a central investment review by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety this month. The key is the astronomical project cost. The project cost that Pyeongtaek City is expected to bear is 270 billion won. The city explained that it is currently discussing with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and LH so that it can be reflected in the project cost of the Jije Station area public housing district metropolitan transportation improvement plan. This is Bae Sang-min from B tv News. Video Coverage: Kim Soo-sang CG: Jeong Mi-jin #Pyeongtaek #Jije Station #GTX-A #Gyeonggi News #btv News #SK Broadband #News