SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) reported that bags were the most frequently lost items on its trains and at its stations last year. According to a statement from Korail on January 22, a total of 247,225 lost items were reported in 2022, marking a 51.9% increase from the previous year. [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) has announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing security and preventing illegal hidden camera crimes at train stations in the Seoul metropolitan area. Beginning in November, KORAIL will implement a comprehensive ‘continuous illegal filming detection system’ that will operate 24/7 in the restrooms of four [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL), South Korea’s state-owned railway operator, said Tuesday it will begin offering jobs to homeless people living near subway stations in Seoul, Busan, and eight other locations. KORAIL, in collaboration with local governments and support centers for the homeless, will provide jobs to 100 homeless individuals [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) has developed a new system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to check the core components of subway systems operating in the greater Seoul area on a real-time basis as well as to predict the cycle of subway breakdown. Supported by the Ministry of [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) on Wednesday unveiled a virtual reality (VR) video designed to make viewers feel like they are driving trains for themselves, through its YouTube channel. The new video is a follow-up to the online travel content that the train service operator released last year. The new [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run railway operator Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) said Wednesday that it will introduce a ‘wearable airbag’ to prevent accidents for employees working in high places. The new wearable airbag is a safety jacket worn by employees working at height. If it senses a falling motion, it automatically [...]
DAEJEON, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s railway operator introduced a new system on Friday that uses big data technology to prevent fare evasion. Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL)’s new system analyses the list of tickets issued to identify illegal subway rides. The system will primarily be used to crack down on the abuse of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized railway workers ended their no-time-limit strike Monday following a five-day walkout, as they reached a deal with the management over a pay raise and better working conditions. After marathon talks, the labor union and the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL), the operator of train services, struck an agreement to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Railway services across South Korea were partially disrupted or delayed Friday as workers began a 72-hour strike demanding better working conditions. Around 82 percent of the country’s regular rail services were under operation as of 4 p.m., according to the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) and the Ministry of Land, [...]
DAEJEON, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — IT technology will now be applied to tasks connecting or detaching railway vehicles to increase safety of the workers. South Korea’s state-run railway operator Korea Railroad Corp. (Korail) introduced the new remote-control shunting system at Daejeon Marshalling Yard on Thursday, a system which allows locomotives to be controlled from [...]