South Korea railway news
News about railway and urban rail infrastructure, operations, policy and the supply industry in South Korea.
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NewsWoojin starts production of Korail suburban EMU design
SOUTH KOREA: Woojin Industrial Systems begun production of a new design of electric multiple-unit for use by Korea Railroad Corp.
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Metro Report InternationalSeoul network keeps growing as second section of GTX-A opens
SOUTH KOREA: Further expansion of the urban rail network around Seoul is under way with another section of the Great Train Express metro network opening, a long-disused part of the suburban rail network being revived and a further extension of the legacy metro network being approved. ...
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Metro Report InternationalDaegu’s urban rail network grows
SOUTH KOREA: The urban rail network in Daegu has expanded following the opening of a cross-city suburban rail corridor and the extension of its metro. Suburban link opens Click on image for full-size map. The 61·9 km Daegyeong suburban rail line opened on ...
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NewsKorean network grows as second Seoul – Busan route completed
SOUTH KOREA: The national network has expanded with the opening of two strategic links in recent weeks. The final 145·1 km section of the upgraded Central main line and the handover of a 166·3 km missing link on the country’s eastern coast has enabled national operator ...
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NewsAir Canada expands through ticketing to railways
INTERNATIONAL: Air Canada is to offer people purchasing flights to Italy, Spain, the UK and South Korea the option to book onward rail and road coach connections. The different geographical options include: Italy: Trenitalia services from Roma and Milano to 30 destinations; Spain: RENFE services ...
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NewsKRRI to extend research on autonomous train operation
SOUTH KOREA: Korea Railroad Research Institute is preparing to extend its R&D programme which aims to introduce direct train-to-train communication and position reporting to replace centralised traffic control. As part of its 33·1bn won programme, which started in 2016 and runs until the end of this ...
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NewsKRRI installs private 5G network to test rail applications
SOUTH KOREA: Korea Railroad Research Institute is installing a private 5G-R telecoms network at its Osong test centre as a basis for testing 5G applications in rail.
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail and Korea Railroad Research Institute to co-operate on infrastructure resilience
INTERNATIONAL: British infrastructure manager Network Rail and the Korea Railroad Research Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to improve the resilience of rail infrastructure to extreme weather. Areas of mutual interest include evaluation techniques for landslides, working on subgrade instability using business ...
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Metro Report InternationalDaejeon hydrogen tram on show at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: Hyundai Rotem is displaying its prototype hydrogen fuel cell tram at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin. It was developed as part of a national research and development project launched in 2021 by Hyundai Rotem, Korea Institute for the Advancement of Technology, Korea ...
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NewsRobots and Hyper Tube among KRRI research projects on show at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: Korea Railroad Research Institute is to highlight eight of its latest innovations and research programmes during the upcoming Berlin fair. Evacuation robot KRRI’s Evacuation Guide Robot is designed for rapid response to disasters such as fires and floods in main line and metro tunnels. Mounted ...
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Metro Report InternationalSeoul metro Line 8 reaches Byeollae
SOUTH KOREA: A 13·2 km northern extension of Seoul metro Line 8 from Amsa to Byeollae opened on August 10. A ceremony at Byeollae station on the previous day was attended by Minister of Land, Infrastructure & Transport Park Sang-woo and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon among ...
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In depthSouth Korea: Suburban networks take shape
Under pressure to reduce commuting time across the country, policymakers are developing suburban rail services around key conurbations, many making use of spare capacity on existing main lines. Benjámin Zelki reports.
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In depthSouth Korea: Seoul embraces the ‘GTX era’
This year has seen the opening of the first phase of Seoul’s Great Train Express commuter rail Line A, and the start of construction on lines B and C. Plans have also been announced for extensions of all three and three more lines, as the Executive Director of Korea National Railway’s GTX Department Song Hye-chun explains to Benjámin Zelki.
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem to supply 34 hydrogen trams to Daejeon
SOUTH KOREA: Daejeon municipality signed a 293·4bn won contract with Hyundai Rotem on July 25 for the supply of 34 hydrogen vehicles to run on Daejeon’s planned first light rail route, Line 2. The trams are scheduled to be delivered from the first half of 2026 ...
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NewsKorail seals deal with China Railway to speed up Asia – Europe freight flows
INTERNATIONAL: Korea Railroad Corp has signed an agreement with China National Railway Group to facilitate freight shipments between South Korea, Central Asia and Europe.
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Metro Report InternationalPrivate sector funding sought for next phase of Seoul Great Train Express
SOUTH KOREA: Minister of Land, Infrastructure & Transport Park Sang-woo has engaged with businesses to explore options to use private financing as well as government funding for the second phase of the Great Train Express programme in the Seoul region. The second phase would support the ...
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NewsDaejeon area express commuter rail proposal presented
SOUTH KOREA: Construction company DL E&C has put forward an initial proposal for the planned CTX express commuter rail network centred on Daejeon in Chungcheong province. As part of the government’s programme to create ‘30 min commute zones’, in January President Yoon Suk Yeol announced plans ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrain windows become information screens
SOUTH KOREA: An eight-car trainset operating on Seoul Great Train Express Line A has been equipped with 55 inch Transparent OLED displays which act as both windows and information screens. The 16 screens supplied by LG Display show varied content including route maps, while also functioning ...
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NewsKTX-CheongRyong high speed train enters service
SOUTH KOREA: Korail put its latest generation of high speed train into commercial service on May 1. Two eight-car KTX-CheongRyong trainsets are now diagrammed to operate on the Gyeongbu high speed line and on the Honam line, offering passengers journey times of 2 h 17 min ...
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NewsComponents joint venture agreement
INDIA: The AT Railway a subsidiary of Amber Enterprises India has signed a joint venture agreement with South Korea’s Yujin Machinery to design, manufacture, and develop critical components for various types of rolling stock used in India. The joint venture will focus on components such as ...