Korail’s new high-speed Hyundai Rotem train has entered limited service in May. The KTX-Cheong-Ryong, formerly known as EMU-320 or Korail Class 160000, is based on the design of the KTX-Eum. It has ...

Today (Sept. 18) marks the 108th anniversary of KORAIL (renamed from the Korea Railroad Corporation on Jan. 1 this year), whose first train ran 33.2 km from Noryangjin (southern ferry of Seoul's Han ...

This article was published on Apr. 17, 2025, at 8:14 a.m. on the ChosunBiz MoneyMove site. Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) is pushing for the divestiture of its equity in privately-operated ...

Korail eyes overseas markets, continental railway project, while helping fight COVID-19 and nurture solar energy business Could South Korea’s railroad network one day be connected all the way to ...

Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) has reportedly lost in the second trial of the lawsuit aimed at preventing train crew members from participating in a strike, as of the 28th. This is the same ...

KORAIL's debt is projected to exceed 22 trillion won this year, according to its own forecast. Amid ongoing deficits, the increasing burden of electricity costs has led the government and KORAIL to ...

Korail CEO Han Moon-hee offered to step down Thursday, days after a train accident in Cheongdo County, North Gyeongsang, left two workers dead and others injured. Han submitted his resignation, citing ...

Saturday's derailment of a Seoul-bound KTX train from Gangneung has brought state-owned railroad operator KORAIL under heavy public scrutiny, as it was the 10th accident on Korail tracks in three ...

The CEO of the company that runs Korea's Super Rapid Train (SRT) system questioned the monopoly held by Korea Railroad (Korail) on train repairs and maintenance after a power cut led to canceled ...

Whenever "Korail" comes to mind, the word that follows next is "bosti" (urban slum). However, there's more to it than meets the eye. Housing about 80,000 people from various districts, the community ...

State-run rail operator KORAIL has decided to inject 6.4 billion won ($5.9 million) of emergency funds into the faltering massive project to develop Yongsan in a desperate effort to avoid bankruptcy.