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33-920: Korea National Railway was established as the Korean National Railroad Administration by the Korea National Railway Act. During the early 2000s, the South Korean government decided to split the national railroad into separate companies for operation and construction. Consequently, the Korean National Railroad was broken up into Korail (established in January 2004) and Korea Rail Network Authority (established in January 2005 and renamed to Korea National Railway in September 2020),

66-791: A South Korean company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Korail The Korea Railroad Corporation ( Korean :  한국철도공사 ; Hanja :  韓國鐵道公社 ) is the national railway operator in South Korea . It is branded as KORAIL ( 코레일 ) and changed its official Korean name ( 한국철도 ; 韓國鐵道 ) in November 2019. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation , managed by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation . KORAIL operates intercity/regional, commuter/metro and freight trains throughout South Korea, and has its headquarters in Daejeon . Historically,

99-637: A South Korean train carrying railroad inspectors entered North Korea. A Trans-Korean Main Line , spanning North Korea and connecting to Russian Railways , is being planned. On 30 November 2018, 30 officials from North and South Korea began an 18-day survey in both Koreas to connect the Korean railroads. The survey, which had previously been obstructed by the Korean Demilitarized Zone's (DMZ) "frontline" guard posts and landmines located at

132-529: A three-day survey 100-km-long section on the eastern Donghae Line. On 24 December 2018, the four-day road survey, which will assist with the groundbreaking ceremony for the railroad, was completed after a separate team of ten South Korean surveyors entered North Korea and joined ten North Korean surveyors to survey a 4-km-long road in Kaesong. On 26 December 2018, the groundbreaking ceremony was held as scheduled in Kaesong. About 100 South Korean officials attended

165-678: Is currently the highest class of KORAIL services. KTX services are provided on the Gyeongbu HSR and Honam HSR , as well as their branches such as Gyeongjeon Line , Donghae Line , or Jeolla Line . ITX (Intercity Train eXpress) are a group of intercity services. The first ITX service was introduced in 2012, which was named ITX-Cheongchun (ITX-청춘) on Gyeongchun Line . Before the introduction of ITX services, intercity trains were named Saemaul-ho ( 새마을호 ), which borrowed its name from New Community Movement . Later, Saemaul-ho services are merged into ITX as ITX-Saemaeul (ITX-새마을). Currently,

198-719: Is frequently at odds with KORAIL management. Strikes , such as the South Korean railroad strike of 2006 , are not uncommon. In December 2013, 23,000–100,000 union members and friends protested the privatization of KORAIL in Seoul. Until the division of Korea following the end of the Second World War , the Gyeongui Line and Gyeongwon Line extended into what is now North Korea . The Gyeongui Line connected Seoul to Kaesong , Pyongyang , and Sinuiju on

231-720: The Donghae Bukbu Line . On 17 May 2007, two test trains ran on the reconnected lines: one on the west line from Munsan to Kaesong ; the second on the east from Jejin to Kumgang . In December 2007, regular freight service started on the Gyeongui line, from South Korea into the Kaesong Industrial Park in the north. The service has been underutilized, however: as it was reported in October 2008, on 150 out of 163 return trips that had been done so far,

264-478: The 2010s. In 2012, the then- Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs called for bids to operate high-speed trains for 15 years on the Seoul–Busan and Seoul–Mokpo lines with the goal was to end the state-owned Korail's monopoly and create competition for the state-run KTX trains, hoping to increase the quality of service and decrease fares. SR Corporation , founded in 2014, won the concession to operate

297-423: The 2010s. In 2012, the then- Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs called for bids to operate high-speed trains for 15 years on the Seoul–Busan and Seoul–Mokpo lines with the goal was to end the state-owned Korail's monopoly and create competition for the state-run KTX trains, hoping to increase the quality of service and decrease fares. SR Corporation , founded in 2014, won the concession to operate

330-649: The Chinese border, while the Gyeongwon Line served Wonsan on the east coast. Another line—the Kumgangsan Electric Railway —connected the town of Cheorwon , now on the border of North and South Korea , on the Gyeongwon Line , to Mt. Geumgang , now in the North . The Gyeongui Line is one of two lines whose southern and northern halves are now being reconnected, the other line being

363-568: The DMZ's Arrowhead Hill, consists of a 400-kilometer (250 mi)-long railroad section between Kaesong and Sinuiju that cuts through the North's central region and northeastern coast. The railway survey, which involved the inspection of the Gyeongui Line , concluded on 5 December 2018. On 8 December 2018, an inter-Korean survey began in both Koreas for the Donghae Line . On 13 December 2018, it

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396-464: The KTX's 34 percent. SR Corporation has claimed that its presence has increased competition, driving down ticket prices and raising service quality overall, while also contributing to the repayments of the accumulated debts from the construction of Korea’s high-speed network. This South Korean rail transport related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

429-412: The KTX's 34 percent. SR Corporation has claimed that its presence has increased competition, driving down ticket prices and raising service quality overall, while also contributing to the repayments of the accumulated debts from the construction of Korea’s high-speed network. This South Korean rail transport related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

462-658: The South Korean railway network was managed by the Railroad Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation before 1963. On 1 September 1963, the bureau became an agency that was known as Korean National Railroad (KNR) in English. In the early 2000s, the split and public corporatization of KNR was decided by the South Korean government, and in 2003, KNR adopted the current KORAIL logo in blue to prepare for corporatization. On 1 January 2005, KNR

495-653: The ceremony after departing to North Korea on a Korail train based at Dorasan Station in Palu. JR Kyushu offers a jet foil ferry service between Busan and Fukuoka taking about 3 hours. KORAIL and JR West had a joint rail pass (called 한일공동승차권 ) which included discounted KTX and Shinkansen tickets and Busan - Shimonoseki / Fukuoka ferry tickets, but the pass was discontinued due to low ridership. There are no railway connections between both countries. The Korean Strait undersea tunnel connecting Fukuoka and Busan via Tsushima had been proposed as far back as 1917, but

528-482: The end of 2021, the cumulative deficit is 18.66 trillion won. Rail fares have been frozen since they were raised by 4.9% in 2011. In the 2021 public institution management evaluation, KORAIL was given the lowest grade of E (extremely unsatisfactory). Excluding the other high-speed service provider, SR, South Korean high-speed and intercity services are provided by KORAIL. Currently, KORAIL provides 5 classes of railway and metro services. KTX (Korea Train eXpress)

561-552: The fare systems of these services are separate from other services operated by Korail; such services are integrated with subway fare systems, allowing free transfers between Korail-operated lines and local metro lines. KORAIL has a number of tourist or sightseeing trains, including the Sea Train , DMZ Train , V-Train , S-Train , A-Train , and G-Train . Korail offers a rail pass called Korea Rail Pass , or KR Pass for short, to foreign travelers, such that they can take most of

594-598: The former managing train operations while the latter maintains the railway infrastructure. Amongst other benefits, this change was promoted as permitting open access across the Korean railway system; Korail functioned as the incumbent operator. It is responsible for the management of all railway infrastructure in South Korea, which includes the development of railway stations; these activities are governed and set by various railway policies, budget allocations, and safety standards. Perhaps its most high profile undertaking of

627-534: The groundbreaking ceremony emerged after it was revealed that the North Korean railway was in poor condition. On 21 December 2018, however, the United States agreed to no longer obstruct plans by both Koreas to hold a groundbreaking ceremony. The same day, a four-day inter-Korean road survey began when ten working-level South Korean surveyors entered North Korea to work with ten North Korean surveyors on

660-584: The introduction of KTX, it was degraded into regional services. Currently, Nuriro services are provided by only EMU trains (class 20). KORAIL has a plan of introducing Nuriro with the newly ordered EMU-150. Named as metro services ( 전동열차 ), these services are provided in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and the Busan Metropolitan Area . Sometimes it is considered as a successor of Bidulgi-ho ( 비둘기호 ) class trains. Officially,

693-458: The merger of KNR Construction Headquarters and Korean Express Railroad Construction Corporation. Its main clients are Korail . It is a subsidiary of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport . Korea National Railway was established as the Korean National Railroad Administration by the Korea National Railway Act. During the early 2000s, the South Korean government decided to split

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726-429: The national railroad into separate companies for operation and construction. Consequently, the Korean National Railroad was broken up into Korail (established in January 2004) and Korea Rail Network Authority (established in January 2005 and renamed to Korea National Railway in September 2020 ), the former managing train operations while the latter maintains the railway infrastructure. Amongst other benefits, this change

759-453: The organisation is the oversight of all railway-related construction projects. Korea National Railway works closely with train operators such as Korail. By 2018, the organisation reportedly had an annual budget of $ 8 billion, managed asset worth a combined $ 100 billion, and had 2,194 employees working for it. Further reform of the railways and efforts to support the presence of private rail companies on Korea's railway network occurred during

792-449: The organisation is the oversight of all railway-related construction projects. Korea National Railway works closely with train operators such as Korail. By 2018, the organisation reportedly had an annual budget of $ 8 billion, managed asset worth a combined $ 100 billion, and had 2,194 employees working for it. Further reform of the railways and efforts to support the presence of private rail companies on Korea's railway network occurred during

825-441: The plan has never progressed beyond the research phase. While the increased wealth of South Korea and continued growth of trade between the nations has made the economic case for the tunnel more compelling, promotion has focused more on using the project to reduce political tension between the nations. Korea National Railway Korea National Railway is a railroad construction and management company in South Korea formed by

858-425: The remaining Saemaul-ho services are only operated on Janghang Line . In late 2023, another new ITX train equivalent to ITX-Saemaeul was introduced and named ITX-Maum . Mugunghwa-ho ( 무궁화호 ) and its planned successor Nuriro ( 누리로 ) services are regional train services of KORAIL. Mugunghwa-ho, inspired by its name from the national floral emblem hibiscus , was introduced as express service at first, but after

891-464: The train carried no cargo at all. The total amount of cargo carried over this period had been merely 340 tons. This absence of interest in the service has been explained by the customers' (companies operating in Kaesong) preference for road transport. In November 2008, North Korea shut down the link. However, railroad transportation from South Korea to North Korea resumed again on 30 November 2018, when

924-612: The trains operated by Korail freely, including KTX. However, subways and tourist trains operated by KORAIL are not covered. Foreigners living in South Korea for more than six months are ineligible to use a KR Pass, but Korail offers the Happy Rail Pass, which is very similar to the KR Pass, for a slightly higher price. Most of the railroad's employees are members of the Korean Railway Workers' Union , which

957-575: The trains; though Korail owns 41 percent of its shares, a teachers' pension fund and two Korean banks own a combined 59 percent of shares, with SR thus operating independently from the government and Korail. In December 2016, SR Corporation officially launched SRT (Super Rapid Train) services, initially running between Suseo–Busan on a newly-opened high speed line. Being an open-access operator, it has been charged larger fees for track access by Korea National Railway than those imposed on Korail's KTX services, paying 50 percent of its sales revenue against

990-572: The trains; though Korail owns 41 percent of its shares, a teachers' pension fund and two Korean banks own a combined 59 percent of shares, with SR thus operating independently from the government and Korail. In December 2016, SR Corporation officially launched SRT (Super Rapid Train) services, initially running between Suseo–Busan on a newly-opened high speed line. Being an open-access operator, it has been charged larger fees for track access by Korea National Railway than those imposed on Korail's KTX services, paying 50 percent of its sales revenue against

1023-473: Was announced that the groundbreaking ceremony to symbolize the reconnection of the roads and railways in both Koreas will be held on 26 December 2018 in the North Korean city of Kaesong. On 17 December 2018, the latest inter-Korean railway survey, which involved an 800-km rail from Kumgangsan near the inter-Korean border to the Tumen River bordering Russia in the east, was completed. A potential threat to

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1056-414: Was promoted as permitting open access across the Korean railway system; Korail functioned as the incumbent operator. It is responsible for the management of all railway infrastructure in South Korea, which includes the development of railway stations; these activities are governed and set by various railway policies, budget allocations, and safety standards. Perhaps its most high profile undertaking of

1089-458: Was split into Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL), which succeeded railway operation with the KORAIL logo and name, and Korea National Railway (KR), which succeeded in railway construction and maintaining tracks. Fares are set according to distance. KORAIL has posted losses every year for the last decade, with the exception of 2015. In 2021 alone, the deficit was 1.1081 trillion won. As of

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