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More Korean Inter-City Trains to Become Automatic

More Korean Inter-City Trains to Become Automatic

DAEJEON, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail), Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), and Hyundai Rotem signed a Memorandum of Understanding Tuesday for further implementation of an automatic train operation (ATO) system for Korea’s inter-city trains.  Implementing the system will require two major improvements: reforming the train control platform and the railway [...]

Jeju Products Are Going Places – By Train

Jeju Products Are Going Places – By Train

JEJU, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Products from Jeju are becoming popular with vendors located in train stations. Jeju officials announced that they have sold products worth a total of 80 million won since the island’s government entered into an agreement with the Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) on May 5, and distributed goods to 200 stores in [...]

KTX Cinema to Advance into Bullet Trains in China

KTX Cinema to Advance into Bullet Trains in China

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – KTX Cinema, the world’s first train-run theater, will expand its business into high-speed trains in China. Cinewood Entertainment, co-operator of KTX Cinema together with Korail, signed an MoU with China Culture Investment Group to export the train cinema to China. Tracine, a subsidiary of Cinewood Entertainment operating in China, [...]

World’s First “Ondol” Train to Run through Tourist Attractions in Western Korea

World’s First “Ondol” Train to Run through Tourist Attractions in Western Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – From February, tourists taking a special train bound for tourist attractions in western Korea will be able to experience the warmth of “ondol,” a Korean traditional underfloor heating system. An ondol, also called gudeul, in Korean traditional architecture, is underfloor heating which uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to [...]