SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — In a recent excavation at the woldae in Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, a Japanese colonial-era tram railroad has been discovered. The tram line was constructed in front of Gyeongbok Palace during the Japanese colonial rule (1910-45), causing damage to significant facilities such as Gwanghwamun [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Railroad Research Institute said it has developed an unmanned automated system that monitors the safety of railroad facilities like bridges, using drones and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The system consists of drones, a mobile control center that operates the drones and software that automatically analyzes and detects [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run railway research body has developed new technology that can reduce both the noise and fine dust generated around railroad and subway tracks. The Korea Railroad Research Institute said Monday that it had developed a ‘noise reduction-type fanless dust collector.’ With a minimal thickness, the fanless dust collector [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of passengers using South Korea’s railroad services tumbled nearly 40 percent in the first nine months of the year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday. The number of passengers on high-speed KTX and 13 other railroad lines across the country totaled 63.89 [...]
BUSAN, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A 580-meter, 40-car freight train arrived at Busanshinhang Station Wednesday at 11:28.a.m, after departing Obong Station in Gyeonggi Province at 6:20 a.m. Although the length was not as impressive as freight trains in the U.S., which can stretch over a mile in length, freight trains here typically carry 30 [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s unionized railway workers will end their 74-day-long strike and return to work Friday, while vowing to continue their protest against the implementation of a performance-based pay system. The Korean Railway Workers’ Union said it will end the walkout as of 2 p.m., concluding its longest-ever railway strike [...]
INCHEON, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Incheon’s Subway Line 2, connecting Oryu-dong to Gajwa-dong in the western part of the city, Seo-gu (Seo District), will officially open on July 30. With a population of 500,000, Seo-gu is the largest district in Incheon, yet a lack of transportation infrastructure, particularly a railway system, has always been an [...]