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Gyeongju to build 30,000-sq-m urban ecological forest on former railway land by 2028
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Gyeongju city says it will create an urban ecological forest and walking trails on about 30,000 square metres of former railway land around Geumjangdae in Seonggeon-dong, along the Hyeongsan River, by 2028. The project, named “Geumjang Nagan Urban Ecological Forest,” has a budget of 6.6 billion won, including 4.6 billion won in national funds, the city said. The city said it won a 20-year right to use the railway land free of charge instead of buying it.
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Gyeongju city says it will create an urban ecological forest on former railway land around Geumjangdae in Seonggeon-dong, along the Hyeongsan River. The city said the forest, named “Geumjang Nagan Urban Ecological Forest,” will cover about 30,000 square metres and include walking trails, with completion targeted for 2028. [ 1 , 3 ]
The project has a budget of 6.6 billion won, including 4.6 billion won in national funds, according to Yonhap. Newsis also reported the 6.6 billion won figure. Yonhap said the city was selected in December 2024 in the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment’s urban ecological axis restoration project competition. [ 2 , 3 ]
Yonhap also reported that the city was selected last month for the National Railroad Authority’s idle railway land utilisation project, giving it the right to use the former railway land free of charge for 20 years instead of purchasing it. Mayor Joo Nak-young said that securing national funds and the free use of the idle railway land would reduce the city’s fiscal burden while raising the project’s effectiveness. [ 3 ]
The earliest report on the plan came from Kukmin Ilbo, which described a 30,000-square-metre urban ecological forest on idle railway land by 2028. Newsis followed with a headline report on the cost and site. The article text carried by Newsis concerned an unrelated matter — a parliamentary audit appearance by the Supreme Court chief — and did not match its headline on the Gyeongju project. [ 1 , 2 ]
Почему это важно
The project is a local green-space and ecological-restoration measure, and the documents frame its significance mainly in terms of fiscal savings: the city says securing national funds and free use of the railway land lowers its cost burden. The documents give no wider assessment beyond the city’s own account.
Ключевые факты
- Gyeongju city plans an urban ecological forest on former railway land around Geumjangdae in Seonggeon-dong, along the Hyeongsan River. [ 3 ]
- The project, called “Geumjang Nagan Urban Ecological Forest,” is to cover about 30,000 square metres with an ecological forest and walking trails by 2028. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The project budget is 6.6 billion won, including 4.6 billion won in national funds. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The city was selected in December 2024 for the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment’s urban ecological axis restoration project. [ 3 ]
- The city said it was selected for the National Railroad Authority’s idle railway land utilisation project, gaining the right to use the former railway land free of charge for 20 years without buying it. [ 3 ]
- Mayor Joo Nak-young said the national funding and free use of the railway land would reduce the fiscal burden and raise the project’s effectiveness. [ 3 ]
Подтверждено несколькими источниками
Пока неясно
- Details of the National Railroad Authority selection and the 20-year free-use right are reported by only one outlet. Only Yonhap states these terms; no other document confirms them.
- The exact date of the city’s selection for the idle railway land project is not given. Yonhap says only that it happened “last month” relative to its publication.
- The article text carried by Newsis concerns an unrelated story about the Supreme Court chief at a parliamentary audit. The body text does not match the headline, so only the Newsis headline was used for this event.
Что пишут местные СМИ
Хронология, местное время
- Kukmin Ilbo reports the city’s plan for a 30,000-square-metre urban ecological forest on idle railway land by 2028. [ 1 ]
- Newsis reports the city will spend 6.6 billion won on an urban ecological forest at the Geumjangdae former railway site. [ 2 ]
- Yonhap reports the city’s announcement, including the funding breakdown, the December 2024 selection and the 20-year free-use right for the railway land. [ 3 ]