{"id":258346,"date":"2026-04-25T00:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/25\/how-the-gwangju-hwasun-subway-extension-could-transform-local-transportation-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:02:33","slug":"how-the-gwangju-hwasun-subway-extension-could-transform-local-transportation-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/04\/25\/how-the-gwangju-hwasun-subway-extension-could-transform-local-transportation-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Gwangju-Hwasun Subway Extension Could Transform Local Transportation in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<\/p>\n<p>[iNews24 reporter Kim Sang-jin] On April 24, Democratic Party candidate for Hwasun County mayor Im Ji-rak visited the campaign office of Min Hyung-bae, the Democratic Party\u2019s candidate for the integrated Jeonnam\u2013Gwangju mayorship, to discuss development strategies for Hwasun and coordinate policy.<\/p>\n<p>At an afternoon meeting at Min\u2019s campaign office, Im said he would make the Gwangju\u2013Hwasun metropolitan rail (subway) extension his top priority.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/04\/CP-2023-0087\/image-be2c4200-a36d-439d-a412-cd3057cc4943.jpeg\"><figcaption>\n  Democratic Party Hwasun County mayoral candidate Im Ji-rak poses after visiting the campaign office of Democratic Party Jeonnam\u2013Gwangju integrated mayoral candidate Min Hyung-bae on April 24. [Photo provided by Im Ji-rak\u2019s campaign]<br \/>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Im said roughly 70% of respondents chose the subway extension in a civic participation survey and emphasized that the project would be central to dramatically improving Hwasun\u2019s transportation access.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he has met personally with Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yun-duk to explain the project\u2019s necessity and is in ongoing consultations. He described the extension as a core infrastructure project the Jeonnam\u2013Gwangju integrated special city must pursue.<\/p>\n<p>Im also proposed developing the bio and vaccine industries as Hwasun\u2019s future growth strategy. 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