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High-speed railway lines in South Korea. The Railway Service Act [1] is the primary Korean law that codifies and defines the three types of railway lines. It states that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport should designate track lines and announce them before their commercial operation. [2] [3] There are three types of railway lines.
The Gyeongbu high-speed railway, also known as Gyeongbu HSR, is South Korea's first high-speed rail line from Seoul to Busan. KTX high-speed trains operate three sections of the line: on 1 April 2004, the first between a junction near Geumcheon-gu Office station, Seoul and a junction at Daejeonjochajang station north of Daejeon, and a second between a junction at Okcheon station, southeast of ...
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 ...
The Seohae Line (Korean: 서해선) is a dual-track, electrified rail line in western Gyeonggi-do and Seoul, South Korea. The Seohae Line is being built in four sections simultaneously. The line runs 47 km (29 mi) south from Ilsan in Goyang City, crosses the Han River, passes Gimpo Airport, Sosa, Siheung, and ends in Wonsi in Ansan.
Express Mail Service (EMS) is an international express postal service offered by postal-administration members of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). These administrators created the EMS Cooperative in 1998, within the framework of the UPU, to promote the harmonization and development of postal services worldwide. [ 2 ]
Plane Veers Off Airport Runway In South Korea And Crashes, Killing 179: Reports Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on Jan ...
The Super Rapid Train, [2] often known as SRT (Korean: 에스알티; RR: eseualti), [2] is a high-speed rail service in South Korea operated by SR Corporation.The service starts at Suseo station in southeast Seoul and terminates at either Busan station or Mokpo station.
The Incheon Airport Maglev [2] was a maglev line in South Korea that opened on 3 February 2016 and closed on 1 September 2023. [3] It was the world's second commercially operating unmanned urban maglev line after Japan's Linimo. The trains were lighter, cutting construction costs in half. [4] The majority of construction was completed by ...