Korail

The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korean: 한국철도공사; Hanja: 韓國鐵道公社, branded as KORAIL (코레일, officially changed to 한국철도, 韓國鐵道 in November 2019), is the national railway operator in South Korea. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation.

Korea Railroad Corporation
(Korail)
Company typeGovernment-owned corporation
IndustryRail transport
Founded1 September 1963 (1963-09-01) (as Korean National Railroad)
1 January 2005 (2005-01-01) (renamed as Korail)
HeadquartersSoje-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
Revenue
  •  4.4 trillion  (2020)
  •  5.6 trillion  (2019)
₩ 103,400,000,000 (2015)
Net income
₩ 380,759,519 (2010)
Number of employees
  • 29,281 (2019)
  • 28,329 (2018)
Websiteinfo.korail.com letskorail.com
Korea Railroad
Operation
Infrastructure companyKR
Statistics
Ridership969,145,101
Passenger km31,415,965,207
Freight10,553,675,728 ton km
System length
Total4,128.6 km (2,565.4 mi)
Double track2,706.5 km (1,681.7 mi)
Electrified3,043.0 km (1,890.8 mi)
High-speed1,264.7 km (785.8 mi)
Track gauge
Main1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
High-speed1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification
AC 25,000 V 60 Hz3,023.8 km (1,878.9 mi)
DC 1,500 V19.2 km (11.9 mi)
Features
No. stations691
Highest elevation855 m (2,805 ft)
 at37°12′0″N 128°56′59.83″E
Korea Railroad Corporation
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHanguk cheoldo gongsa
McCune–ReischauerHan’guk ch'ŏlto kongsa
Korean Railroad (KORAIL)
Hangul
한국철도
Hanja
韓國 鐵道
Revised RomanizationHanguk cheoldo
McCune–ReischauerHan’guk ch'ŏlto

KORAIL operates intercity/regional, commuter/metro and freight trains throughout South Korea, and has its headquarters in Daejeon.

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