(광주=브레이크뉴스) 이학수 기자= 광주광역시의회 김용집 의장을 비롯한 영․호남 시․도의회 의장들이 3일 오전광주시의회에서 달빛내륙철도 건설사업의 제4차 국가철도망 구축계획 반영을 위한 공동 건의문을 발표했다.

시․도의회 의장들은 건의문에서 “영호남 시도민이 염원하는 달빛내륙철도 사업이 제4차국가철도망 구축계획안에 빠진 것에 대해 충격과 실망을 금할 수 없다”고 우려를 나타내며, “광주-대구를 1시간대로 연결하는 달빛내륙철도사업은 동서화합, 진정한 국민통합과 지역발전을위해 반드시 필요한 사업”이라고 강조했다.

이어, “달빛내륙철도 사업은 단순히 경제적 논리로만 판단할 사안은 아니다” 라고 하면서 “경부고속도로, 호남고속철도, 인천국제공항 등도 건설 당시에는 경제성에 많은 우려가 있었지만 지금은 국가의 중추적 역할을담당하고 있다”고 역설했다.

특히, “달빛내륙철도가 건설되면 기존 철도망과 연계되어 전국적인 순환 철도망이 구축될 뿐만 아니라 영․호남을 중심으로 한 인적․물적 교류를 통해 소통과 화합을 촉진시킬 것이다”라고 피력했다.

김용집 광주시의회 의장은“달빛내륙철도의 연결과 완성은 막힌 혈관을 뚫어 건강한 국토를 만드는 일” 이라며, “정부는 동서통합형 철도사업인 달빛내륙철도를 제4차 국가철도망계획에 반영하는 역사적 결단을 해야 한다” 고 밝혔다.

한편, 국가철도망 구축계획은 10년 단위로 수립하는 최상위 철도 법정계획으로 달빛내륙철도 사업은 광주와 전남·북, 경남·북, 대구 등 6개광역시·도를 거치며, 노선길이 203.7km, 총사업비 4조 850억 원이 투여되는 국책사업이다.

아래는 위의 글을 구글번역이 번역한 영문의 <전문>이다. Below is an English translated by Google Translate.

Young Ho-nam, Chairman of the City and Provincial Council, jointly proposed to the government "Reflecting the 4th National Rail Network Construction Plan for Dalbit Inland Railway"

Beyond economic logic, the national rail network plan should be reflected for balanced national development.

(Gwangju = Break News) Reporter Lee Hak-soo = Gwangju Metropolitan City Council Chairman Kim Yong-jib and other chairs of the Yeong-Honam City and Provincial Council announced a joint proposal at the Gwangju City Council on the morning of the 3rd to reflect the 4th National Rail Network Construction Plan of the Dalbit Inland Railway Construction Project. did.

In a proposal, the chairs of the city and provincial councils expressed concern that “the shock and disappointment of the Moonlight Inland Railroad project, which Youngho-nam city and provincial residents wish for, is missing from the 4th national rail network construction plan,” and “Gwangju-Daegu in one hour. He emphasized that the connecting Moonbit Inland Railroad project is essential for East-West harmony, true national integration, and regional development.”

He continued, “The Dalbit Inland Railroad project is not a matter to be judged solely by economic logic,” he said. “At the time of construction of the Gyeongbu Expressway, Honam Express Railway, and Incheon International Airport, there were many concerns about economic feasibility, but now they are playing a pivotal role in the country. ”Insisted.

In particular, he said, "If the Dalbit Inland Railway is built, it will not only establish a nationwide circular rail network in connection with the existing railroad network, but also promote communication and harmony through human-material exchanges centered on Yeong-Honam.

Kim Yong-jip, chairman of the Gwangju City Council, said, “The connection and completion of the Dalbit Inland Railroad is a way to create a healthy country by breaking through clogged blood vessels.” “The government made a historical decision to reflect the Dalbit Inland Railroad, an East-West integrated railroad project, in the 4th National Railroad Network Plan. It should be done” he said.

On the other hand, the national rail network construction plan is the highest railroad legal plan established every 10 years, and the Moonlight Inland Railroad project goes through 6 metropolitan cities and provinces including Gwangju, Jeonnam and North, Gyeongnam and North, and Daegu, with a route length of 203.7 km and a total project cost of 4 It is a national project in which 85 trillion won is administered.