The campaign promise is seen as aligning the party's policy with President Yoon Suk Yeol's, as burying railroads underground has been one of the president's key initiatives, particularly amid tensions that arose between the two last week
The railroad connecting Gwangju and Daegu has been opposed by the government due to low feasibility, as the train passes through counties with a shrinking population. The estimated cost of the Dalbit railway project is 4.5 trillion won.
Multiple sources told the JoongAng Ilbo on Monday that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport submitted its plans to bury major railways in downtown areas to the presidential office.
Any laws violating the Constitutional principle and procedures are better undone.
After the Democratic Party railroaded a controversial revision to the Grains Management Act in the plenary session, President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to veto the revision.
The liberal Democratic Party (DP) railroaded a motion through the National Assembly calling for the dismissal of Foreign Minister Park Jin, though President Yoon Suk-yeol can ignore it.
Visitors take a look at an electric tram powered by Hyundai Motor's fuel-cell hydrogen system at a Rail Log Korea exhibition held at Bexco in Busan on Wednesday. The exhibition dedicated to railroad technology will be held until June 19.
In 2030, a person will be able to travel between any two parts of Korea within two hours, the government promised, after ambitious upgrades to the high-speek rail network.
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