Residents are pressing officials to add a new station and other transportation measures in Gyeyang, Incheon, where the population is surging. Fears of severe congestion are especially acute around Hyoseong-dong, which is set to receive a large influx of residents as new apartment complexes open. With the June 3 local elections approaching, calls to build the tentatively named Hyoseong Station have resurfaced.
Hyoseong-dong is poised to see a sharp, short-term rise in housing demand as new supply coincides with existing move-ins. Gyeyang Lotte Castle Park City Phases 1 and 2 (3,053 units) and Doosan We've the Zenith Central, Gyeyang (1,370 units) are awaiting occupancy approval next year. Hyoseong-dong Jeil Punggyeongchae Gyeyang Winnersky Phases 1 and 2 (1,343 units) received occupancy approval and began move-ins in August 2025. Including new developments near Jakjeon Station, the area could gain roughly 10,000 to 20,000 housing units, reinforcing calls for a new station.
Residents have also put their demands on record. Last month the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Resident e-Direct portal received a citizens' petition urging that the Daejang–Hongdae Line be extended to Cheongna and that Hyoseong and Seoun stations be added. The submission, titled "Ordinance to Support Balanced Development and Expand the Metropolitan Transport Network in Gyeyang District, Incheon," asks city authorities to draft a basic plan, establish a steering committee, and carry out feasibility studies. Separately, the city's Open Mayor's Office platform logged a petition seeking traffic improvements around Hyoseong-dong and Jakjeon Station, citing peak-hour congestion and safety concerns.
The decisive factor is whether the Cheongna extension of the Daejang–Hongdae Line will be included in the fifth National Railway Network Plan. Incheon formally requested that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) include the route in 2024 and is awaiting a decision. Regional rail projects typically proceed only after inclusion in the national plan and then advance in stages; MOLIT has not yet announced a timetable. The ministry says it is reviewing proposals from municipalities nationwide and intends to promulgate the plan within the year.
Local projects normally advance through a sequence of steps—plan confirmation, preliminary feasibility studies, and related procedures—before moving forward. But MOLIT should not use those procedures as a pretext for delay; it must urgently develop new transport measures for Gyeyang. With apartment move-ins about to accelerate, traffic congestion in the area is inevitable, and authorities should promptly finalize plans for Hyoseong Station and related projects.
