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Social overhad captial like highways and metro subways enhance accessibility of its passing route so, it bring up positive effects on regional economy. Lots of prior researches studied whether opening of highways have a positive effects on regional economy, land use and financial viewpoints. Our study set up two hypothesis and testify its results using quasi-experimental methods. Main results are like these. First, opening of metro subway lines have a positive effects on population increase. Second, contrary of prior researches concering highways, metro subways didn't bring out increasing effects on regional economy. Third, negative effects of social overhead capital co called, straw effect can be observed by empirical researches. In this study, we can find out comprehensive effects of metro subway lines. Policy makers have to make development strategy considering its negative effects.