Legislators and other officials from urban areas in the region served are conflicting over station placement.[2] For example, the Goryeong County government has encouraged a station to be built there based on the history of the area.[3]
Originally, the line was planned to terminate at Gimcheon–Gumi station but was later shifted to Gimcheon, which is not currently served by a high-speed line. There are suspicions that National Assembly member Song Eon-seok advocated for the move because his family owns a commercial building across from the station.[4][5]
