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ITX-Maum
The Intercity Train eXpress-Maum (ITX-Maum; ) is a semi-high-speed train of Korail, South Korea's national railway operator. It was introduced to replace Mugunghwa-ho and has the same class as ITX-Saemaeul. It began operation on the Gyeongbu Line, Honam Line, Jeolla Line, Jungang Line, Donghae Line, Yeongdong Line, Taebaek Line, and Daegu Line in September 2023. The Korail Class 220000 rolling stock used on the ITX-Maum was manufactured by Dawonsys. History A public contest for train names was held in 2022, and a total of 8,175 candidates were submitted. In August 2023, the train name was decided as ITX-Maum. Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong explained, "We named it ITX-Maum with the hope that starting with this Taebaek Line, it will connect the Korean Peninsula and beyond Eurasia." In September 2023, the Gyeongbu Line, Honam Line, Jeolla Line, and Taebaek Line began operation. In December 2024, the operation of the Jungang Line Cheongnyangni-Bujeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mugunghwa-ho
The Mugunghwa-ho () is a class of train operated by Korail, the main railway operator of South Korea. Mugunghwa trains are Korail's slowest tier of trains stopping at a number of towns and villages, and operating over a number of lines that are not served by other trains. Journey times are generally twice that of KTX trains and 25% longer than ITX express trains. Along rural lines such as the Gyeongbuk Line, Mugunghwa-ho remain the only class of passenger train operating. They (and in some cases the Tonggeun) are the only trains to stop at many stations not served by Saemaeul-ho or KTX trains. Mugunghwa are built to accommodate large numbers of standing passengers, and frequently have many more standees than sitting passengers during high season. History In 1980, new express train, named Udeung (우등, literally meaning Premium), was introduced. It was renamed Mugunghwa-ho, which was the name of an express train formerly operating in the 1960s. Today, all long-dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korail
The Korea Railroad Corporation () is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL () and changed its official Korean name () in November 2019. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation. KORAIL operates intercity/regional, commuter/metro and freight trains throughout South Korea, and has its headquarters in Daejeon. History Historically, the South Korean railway network was managed by the ''Railroad Administration Bureau'' of the Ministry of Transportation before 1963. On 1 September 1963, the bureau became an agency that was known as ''Korean National Railroad'' (KNR) in English. In the early 2000s, the split and public corporatization of KNR was decided by the South Korean government, and in 2003, KNR adopted the current KORAIL logo in blue to prepare for corporatization. On 1 January 2005, KNR was split into ''Korea Railroad Corporation'' (KORAIL), which succeeded railway operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawonsys
Dawonsys () is a South Korean company manufacturing rolling stock, display, semiconductor, plant equipment, and environmental systems. It changed its name to the current one in May 2001 to reflect its parent company.(공모기업소개)핵융합 전원장치 개발 `다원시스` , 《이데일리》, 2010.09.05. History The company was founded in 1996. In 2001, the company changed its name to its current one, aligning itself towards the parent company. The company then announced the acquisition of its competitor Rowin Corporation in 2016 and subsequently absorbed in February 2017. Dawonsys currently employs 261 and exports to countries worldwide.Products Notable projects inc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter-city Rail
Inter-city rail services are Express train, express trains that run services that connect cities over longer distances than Commuter rail, commuter or Regional rail, regional trains. They include rail services that are neither short-distance commuter rail trains within one city area nor slow regional rail trains stopping at all stations and covering local journeys only. An inter-city train is typically an express train with limited stops and comfortable carriages to serve long-distance travel. Inter-city rail sometimes provides international services. This is most prevalent in Europe because of the proximity of its 50 countries to a 10,180,000-square-kilometre (3,930,000-square-mile) area. Eurostar and EuroCity are examples. In many European countries, the word InterCity or Inter-City is an official brand name for a network of regular-interval and relatively long-distance train services that meet certain criteria of speed and comfort. That use of the term appeared in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeongdong Line
The Yeongdong Line is a line of Korail. It connects Yeongju in North Gyeongsang Province with Gangneung in Gangwon Province. From Yeongju, it crosses the Taebaek Mountains and reaches the Sea of Japan (East Sea) at Donghae, thence proceeding north to Gangneung. At Yeongju, the line connects with the Gyeongbuk and Jungang Lines. Some trains travel directly from one to the other, so that it is possible to travel directly from Seoul or Busan to Gangneung by rail. History Construction The first section of the line (Mukho Port–Dogye) was opened by the privately owned Samcheok Railway on 31 July 1940. The line was named Cheoram Line, which ran from Mukho, a port on Korea's east coast that became part of Donghae in 1980, to Cheoram in the Taebaek Mountains, to develop three coal fields. Between Simpo-ri and Tong-ri stations, the great height difference was scaled by a steep double-track railway. Freight railcars going up and down were connected to the same cable, passen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsis
Newsis News Agency () or Newsis is a privately owned news agency in South Korea. Prior to the launch of Newsis, the Yonhap News Agency Yonhap News Agency (; ) is a major news agency in South Korea. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap provides news articles, pictures, and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea. History Yonhap was esta ... was the only news agency in South Korea. It was launched in September 2001. Newsis' news is only available in Korean. The newspaper had a predecessor, News Syndicate Korea () that was founded in 1995. It took a legal battle that lasted several years to receive permission to register as a telecommunications company. Once permission was granted in June 2001, Newsis was founded. References External links * News agencies based in South Korea Mass media companies established in 2001 Mass media in Seoul South Korean companies established in 2001 {{Media-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonhap News
Yonhap News Agency (; ) is a major news agency in South Korea. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap provides news articles, pictures, and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea. History Yonhap was established on 19 December 1980, through the merger of Hapdong News Agency and Orient Press. The Hapdong News Agency itself emerged in late 1945 out of the short-lived Kukje News, which had operated for two months out of the office of the Domei, the former Japanese news agency that had functioned in Korea during the Japanese Japanese colonial era. In 1999, Yonhap took over the Naewoe News Agency. Naewoe was a South Korea government-affiliated organization, created in the mid 1970s, tasked with publishing information and analysis on North Korea from a South Korean perspective through books and journals. Naewoe was known to have close links with South Korea's intelligence agency, and according to the British academic and historian James Hoar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Won Hee-ryong
Won Hee-ryong (; born February 14, 1964) is a South Korean politician who is the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport from May 2022 to December 2023, when he resigned to run for a parliamentary seat in Incheon, held by Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung. He was a member of the 16th, 17th, and 18th National Assembly of South Korea, National Assembly, and a Supreme Council Member of the conservative Grand National Party. He was List of provincial-level governors in South Korea, governor of Jeju Province until his resignation on 11 August 2021. He was known to be a moderating force during his time in the conservative Saenuri Party (GNP's successor) and did not always adopt his party's policies and convictions. Early life and education He graduated from the college of law in Seoul National University. He is well known for being ranked first in two major state examinations: the College Scholastic Ability T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daegu Line
The Daegu Line () is a railway line in South Korea. The line connects Gacheon station on the Gyeongbu Line in Daegu to Yeongcheon on the Jungang Line. The line is served by frequent passenger trains between Seoul (via the Gyeongbu Line), Dongdaegu, and Gyeongju, Pohang and Ulsan (via the Jungang and Donghae Nambu Lines). History The first section of the Daegu Line was opened in 1917, between Daegu and Hayang. The line was extended to the Haksan station in Pohang until 1919 as follows: A branch was opened from Gyeongju to Ulsan on October 25, 1921. The sections from Gyeongju to Pohang and Ulsan were integrated into the Donghae Nambu Line on December 16, 1935. On 1 July 1938 the reconstruction of the section Daegu–Yeongcheon was complete with the standard gauge. On 1 December 1938 the section Yeongcheon–Gyeongju became a part of the Gyeonggyeong Nambu Line (the southern part of the Jungang Line), which was established on April 1, 1942. At the same time the present s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taebaek Line
Taebaek Line is a single-track electrified railway mainline connecting Jecheon station to Baeksan station in South Korea. At its two ends, the Taebaek Line connects to the Jungang Line and Yeongdong Line. The line was originally two spur lines, which were built across difficult mountainous terrain in stages, before a connection was built. The line includes the steepest section of the South Korean network, a short parallel line that is operated as a second track on the section includes South Korea's longest Spiral (railway), spiral tunnel. The centerpiece of the last-built section west of Taebaek, is a tunnel that was the longest in South Korea at the time of its construction, and Chujeon Station at the eastern end of the tunnel is the highest altitude in South Korea at . In passenger traffic, the line is served by cross-country passenger trains connecting the capital Seoul with Korea's east coast. In freight traffic, while coal transport declined, the line carries significant cemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donghae Line
The Donghae Line () is a railway line connecting Busanjin station to Samcheok station in South Korea. The literal meaning of its name, the "East Sea Line," reflects its position along the nation's East coast. It merged with the Donghae Nambu Line on December 30, 2016, and will merge with the Donghae Bukbu Line. In January 26, 2018, the East Sea Line was partially extended to Yeongdeok Station, and on January 1, 2025, the line between Yeongdeok Station and Samcheok Station was opened. Stations Major stations along the line include (in order): * Bujeon station, terminal station of the line and terminus of the Bujeon Line * BEXCO station, where the G-Star gaming event is held * Sinhaeundae station, a popular resort beach in eastern Busan * Gijang station * Taehwagang station (formerly Ulsan), major industrial city and terminus of the Jangsaengpo and Ulsanhang Lines * Gyeongju station (Singyeongju), historic city * Pohang station, seaport and industrial city * Samcheok stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
