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Opening ceremony of the Gyeongin Railway between Seoul and Chemulpo (today Incheon) on September 18, 1899.. Rail transport in Korea began in the late 19th century. On March 19, 1896, the late Joseon Dynasty that ruled Korea awarded American engineer James R. Morse a concession to build a railway between Seoul and Chemulpo (today Incheon), while on July 4, the French company Compagnie de Fives ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, prompting South Korea's military ...
The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성; MR: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ŏldosŏng), commonly called the State Rail (Korean: 국철; MR: Kukch'ŏl) [1] and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is ...
[20] [21] On 17 December 2018, the latest inter-Korean railway survey, which involved an 800-km rail from Kumgangsan near the inter-Korean border to the Tumen River bordering Russia in the east, was completed. [22] A potential threat to the groundbreaking ceremony emerged after it was revealed that the North Korean railway was in poor condition ...
High-speed rail service in South Korea began with the construction of a high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992, and was inspired by Japan's Shinkansen. The first commercial high-speed rail service was launched on 1 April 2004. Currently, South Korea hosts two high-speed rail operators: Korea Train eXpress (KTX) and Super Rapid Train (SRT).
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Saturday that the United Nations Security Council granted an exemption to sanctions that will allow surveys on North Korean railroad sections the ...
RailLog Korea 2007 was held from June 16 to 19, 2007. 132 companies from 15 countries participated, and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific(UNESCAP) participated as an official sponsor of the event, as Busan is the starting point of the Trans–Asian railway, which was discussed at the Transport Ministerial Meeting held in Busan in 2006.
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to visit Russia's far-eastern port city of Vladivostok by armoured train this month to meet President Vladimir Putin, possibly to ...