Korean National Railroad
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Headquarters of Korea Railroad Corporation
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| Government-owned corporation | |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | September 1, 1963 as Korean National Railroad January 1, 2005 split into Korail and KR |
| Headquarters | Soje-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea |
 ₩ 103,400,000,000 2015
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₩ 380,759,519 2010
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| Website | info.korail.com letskorail.com |
| Korea Railroad | |
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| Operation | |
| Infrastructure company | KR |
| Statistics | |
| Ridership | 969,145,101 |
| Passenger km | 31,415,965,207 |
| Freight | 10,553,675,728 ton km |
| System length | |
| Total | 3,558.9 kilometres (2,211.4 mi) |
| Double track | 1,865.3 kilometres (1,159.0 mi) |
| Electrified | 2,356.7 kilometres (1,464.4 mi) |
| High-speed | 368.5 kilometres (229.0 mi) |
| Track gauge | |
| Main | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| High-speed | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | |
| AC 25,000V 60Hz | 2,337.5 kilometres (1,452.5 mi) |
| DC 1,500V | 19.2 kilometres (11.9 mi) |
| Features | |
| No. stations | 652 |
| Highest elevation | 855 metres (2,805 ft) |
| at | 37°12′0″N 128°56′59.83″E / 37.20000°N 128.9499528°E |
| Korail | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hanguk cheoldo gongsa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han’guk ch'ŏlto kongsa |
Korea Railroad Corporation (Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: 韓國鐵道公社), promoted as Korail (코레일), is the national railroad operator in South Korea.
Korail operates commuter, subway, intercity and freight trains throughout South Korea. The railroad's headquarters are located in Daejeon.
What is now known as Korail was started as Railroad Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation with the establishment of South Korean government. On September 1, 1963, the bureau became an agency that was known as Korean National Railroad (KNR) in English. In 2003, KNR adopted the current "Korail" logo in blue, but the "Korail" name was adopted before 2003. On January 1, 2005, KNR was split into Korea Railroad Corporation, which succeeded railroad operation with the Korail logo and name, and Korea Rail Network Authority, which succeeded maintaining tracks. In 2007, Corporate identity combining regarding 'Korail" was officially ended. In 2013 Dr. Choi YeonHye was appointed as the first female president and CEO of Korail.
Korail operates all the long distance lines in South Korea as well as local lines. The Gyeongbu Line with its high-speed parallel line, running between the two largest cities, Seoul and Busan, is by far the most heavily travelled line. Other main lines include Honam Line and Jeolla Line, stretching into Jeolla region, the Janghang Line and the Jungang Line.
The South Korean government plans to invest $US 88 billion in the network from 2011 to 2020, with extensive double-tracking and electrification.
The current list of railway lines with regular passenger service is as follows (urban Seoul metro lines excepted):
The above two lines were country's main lines before division, but after division, only local trains have been in service. Now these two lines are almost regarded as metro lines, with Tonggeun (Commuter) services in some sections.
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