SEOUL/CHEONGDO, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — High-speed rail services on some sections of the Honam and Gyeongjeon lines were suspended Thursday due to heavy rains in central and southern parts of the country, the operator said. According to SR Corp., operator of the Super Rapid Train (SRT) that departs from Suseo Station in southern Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s high-speed rail operator SR announced Monday that its next-generation EMU-320 trains, slated for deployment in 2027, will feature the world’s first onboard automatic fire suppression system specifically designed for lithium polymer battery fires. The system, developed in collaboration with Hyundai Rotem and fire safety firm HTC, is engineered [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SR Co., the operator of the Super Rapid Train (SRT), has released a 360-degree VR video from inside the train’s locomotive. The video, unveiled at the 2021 Korea Railways & Logistics Fair which kicked off on Wednesday, allows viewers to look around the control room from the conductor’s point [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Taking place on Wednesday was a test run of Korea’s new high-speed train, the SRT (super rapid transit), with passengers on board. With a maximum speed of 330 kilometers per hour, the new trains will use the newly-built railroad from Suseo, southern Seoul, to Pyeongtaek (Gyeonggi Province) and share [...]