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27-813: The corporation operated a total of 201 subway trains at 148 stations on lines 5-8. The operation intervals are from 2.5–6 minutes during rush hours and 5–10 minutes during non-rush hours. The combined daily ridership of subway lines 5-8 is 2,037,000. The company merged with Seoul Metro in 2017. Seoul Subway Line 2 : Kkachisan station Seoul Subway Line 3 : Garak Market station Seoul Subway Line 5 : Banghwa station - Sangil-dong station / Macheon Station (Except for Ogeum station controlled by Seoul Metro ) Seoul Subway Line 6 : Eungam station - Bonghwasan station (Except for Yeonsinnae station controlled by Seoul Metro Seoul Subway Line 7 : Jangam station - Bupyeong-gu Office station Seoul Subway Line 8 : Amsa station - Moran station In January 2013,

54-637: 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

81-529: 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

108-418: Is a municipal-owned corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government , and one of the two major operators of Seoul Metropolitan Subway with Korail . On May 31, 2017, Seoul Transportation Corporation was formed after a merger of Seoul Metro Corporation and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation to more efficiently operate services on lines 1–9. In South Korea, seniors aged 65 and over can ride

135-678: 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,

162-559: Is designed to fit 6 cars on each platform. Most stations have 2 tracks, but can have 1 or 3 tracks in some cases. Each platform on every station operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation is equipped with a PSD, or Platform Screen Doors which help prevent suicide, and eliminate dust particles created by trains running in the tunnels. Each station's platform is also equipped with many large LCD television screens that are parallel to

189-719: 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

216-604: Is occurring at the Korea Railroad Corporation . Seoul Metro's service covers part of lines 1 , 3 , 4 and all of lines 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 & 9 . Trains from Lines 1, 3 and 4 through operate with Korail services. Seoul Metro controls the railways and stations owned by the Seoul Metropolitan Government . Korail The Korea Railroad Corporation ( Korean :  한국철도공사 ; Hanja :  韓國鐵道公社 )

243-595: 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,

270-720: 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,

297-649: 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

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324-568: 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

351-489: The Platform Screen Doors which displays the information on the trains locations, live news, and video instructions in case of an emergency. There are also 2 panels, covered with 2 large LCD television screens on each side of the panel (so a total of 4 screens on each flat panel, and there are 2 flat panels on each platform.) There is one display on each side of the panel that display the current time, arrival of

378-719: 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

405-823: The Transit Corporation published free guidebooks in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which features eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers. These were distributed from information centers in 44 subway stations, namely Itaewon Station on line 6 and Gwanghwamun Station on line 5 . The eight tours are designed with different themes, e.g. Korean traditional culture. Which goes from Jongno 3-ga Station to Anguk Station and Gyeongbokgung Station on line No 3 that showcases antique shops and art galleries of Insa-dong . The stations for Lines 5-7 are designed to fit in 8 cars on each platform, however subway stations operated on Line 8

432-653: 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

459-482: 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)

486-552: 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

513-534: 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

540-584: 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,

567-446: The next two trains, at what door to transfer, (if at a transfer station) and the train's locations. The second screen displays advertisements, weather, and news. Regular panels without television screens attached to them serve as guides for exits, surrounding landmarks and exit locations and where the train will lead them to. Seoul Metro Seoul Transportation Corporation , branded as Seoul Metro ( Korean :  서울교통공사 ),

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594-425: 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

621-449: The subway for free. However, due to this country's system, Seoul Metro's deficit is getting worse. A declining birthrate and aging population are expected to further worsen public finances, and there is even talk of raising the age limit for free passes. Seoul Metro, the operator of the subway system in Seoul, suffered a net loss of around 1 trillion won annually since 2020, with an accumulated net loss of 14 trillion won. A similar problem

648-464: 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

675-672: 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

702-473: 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

729-458: 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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