In addition, former CEO Nak-yeon Lee, the Democratic Party leader, experienced the Gimpo Gold Line's commute to work today (17th).
At 7 am, the former representative got on the train with the citizens at Janggi Station and got off with crowds at the crowded Pungmu Station.
Former CEO Lee called the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Noh Hyeong-wook at Pungmu Station and asked, "Is there any room for improvement?"
"It can't be done that way. The 4th National Railroad Network Plan takes time, do you need to be stingy with it? As time goes by, it gets more crowded," he urged for an immediate solution.
The Gimpo Gold Line is a two-car train that connects Seoul and Gimpo, and its congestion rate is close to 300%, so it is called'Hell-cheol'.
Former CEO Lee's schedule today was in response to the politician's'Gimpo Gold Line Relay Challenge' campaign to ride a congested train during rush hour.
The residents of Gimpo requested a GTX-D route to Seoul, but when the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport decided to connect only to Bucheon, not Seoul, they are calling it'Kim Bu-seon' and are fiercely opposing it.
After boarding, former CEO Lee said to reporters, "We should not turn away from this issue anymore. This is a matter of transportation justice before transportation welfare. It is unjust."
(Photo = Courtesy of former CEO Nak-yeon Lee, Yonhap News)